Where does “Straumøy” come from?

Straumøy (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Faroese Streymoy, from Faroese oy, from Old Norse ey, from Proto-Norse *ᚨᚢᛃᚢ, from Proto-Germanic awjō, from Proto-Germanic agwjō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ékʷeh₂ — water.

Ancestry of “Straumøy”, step by step

Straumøy traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Faroese Streymoy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FaroeseStreymoy—
2Faroeseoyisland
3Old Norseeyalways, ever; island
4Proto-Norse*ᚨᚢᛃᚢ—
5Proto-Germanicawjōfloodplain; meadow; island
6Proto-Germanicagwjō—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ékʷeh₂water

via Norwegian Nynorsk øy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskøyan island

via Norwegian Nynorsk straum

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskstraumcurrent; stream, flow; electricity
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ékʷeh₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic agwjō →Every word from Proto-Germanic awjō →