Where does “iegstream” come from?

iegstream (Old English) comes from Old English strēam, from Proto-West Germanic straum, 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.

iegstream (Old English): current; river; sea

Definitions

  1. current; river; sea

Ancestry of “iegstream”, step by step

iegstream traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English strēam

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishstrēamcurrent; stream
2Proto-West Germanicstraumstream
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

via Old English īeġ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishīeġisland
2Proto-West Germanicauwjufloodplain; meadow; island
3Proto-Germanicawjōfloodplain; meadow; island
4Proto-Germanicagwjō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ékʷeh₂water
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ser- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European srew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European srowmos →