Where does “strēam” come from?
strēam (Old English) comes 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.
strēam (Old English): current; stream
Ancestry of “strēam”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | straum | stream |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | straumaz | stream, current, river |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | srowmos | river |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | srew- | to flow, stream |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ser- | to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together |
Words derived from “strēam”