Where does “vekselstrøm” come from?
vekselstrøm (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål veksel, from German Wechsel, from Middle High German wëhsel, from Old High German wehsal, from Proto-Germanic wihslaz, from Proto-Indo-European weyk-, from Proto-Indo-European wey- — to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...
vekselstrøm (Norwegian Bokmål): alternating current
Definitions
- alternating current
Ancestry of “vekselstrøm”, step by step
vekselstrøm traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål veksel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | veksel | a bill of exchange |
| 2 | German | Wechsel | change; bill of exchange |
| 3 | Middle High German | wëhsel | — |
| 4 | Old High German | wehsal | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | wihslaz | change |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | weyk- | to separate, to choose; to contain, to envelop;... |
| 7 | 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 |