Where does “Troms” come from?

Troms (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse Trums, from Old Norse straumr, from Proto-Germanic straumaz, from Proto-Indo-European srowmos, from Proto-Indo-European srew-, from Proto-Indo-European ser- — to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together.

Troms (Norwegian Nynorsk): (between 2020 to 2024 Troms and Finnmark were merged into Troms og Finnmark county)

Definitions

  1. (between 2020 to 2024 Troms and Finnmark were merged into Troms og Finnmark county)

Ancestry of “Troms”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old NorseTrums—
2Old Norsestraumra stream, a current, a race, a river; the tide
3Proto-Germanicstraumazstream, current, river
4Proto-Indo-Europeansrowmosriver
5Proto-Indo-Europeansrew-to flow, stream
6Proto-Indo-Europeanser-to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ser- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European srew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European srowmos →