Where does “tidevannsstrøm” come from?
tidevannsstrøm (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål tidevann, from Norwegian Bokmål vann, from Danish vand, from Old Danish watn, from Old Norse vatn, from Proto-Germanic watōr, from Proto-Indo-European wódr̥, from Proto-Indo-European wed- — to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...
tidevannsstrøm (Norwegian Bokmål): a tidal current
Definitions
- a tidal current
Ancestry of “tidevannsstrøm”, step by step
tidevannsstrøm traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål tidevann
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | tidevann | tide |
| 2 | Norwegian Bokmål | vann | water; body of water; pond, lake; imperative of... |
| 3 | Danish | vand | water; sea; soft drink |
| 4 | Old Danish | watn | — |
| 5 | Old Norse | vatn | water; lake; waterway, river |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | watōr | water |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wódr̥ | water |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wed- | water |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | wey- | to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;... |
via Norwegian Bokmål strøm
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | strøm | power, electricity; stream; current |
| 2 | Danish | strøm | current; flow, stream, spate; energy |
| 3 | Old Norse | straumr | a stream, a current, a race, a river; the tide |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | straumaz | stream, current, river |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | srowmos | river |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | srew- | to flow, stream |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ser- | to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together |