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Where does “straumaz” come from?

straumaz (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European srowmos, from Proto-Indo-European srew-, from Proto-Indo-European ser- — to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together.

straumaz (Proto-Germanic): stream, current, river

Definitions

  1. stream, current, river

Ancestry of “straumaz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeansrowmosriver
2Proto-Indo-Europeansrew-to flow, stream
3Proto-Indo-Europeanser-to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together

Words derived from “straumaz”

  • stream
  • mainstream
  • streaming
  • downstream
  • upstream
  • bloodstream
  • streamline
  • maelstrom
  • streamlet
  • midstream
  • streamer
  • streamflow
  • bitstream
  • slipstream
  • streamwise
  • instream
  • airstream
  • Ekstrom
  • streamside
  • nonmainstream
  • clickstream
  • keystream
  • sidestream
  • streamliner
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