Where does “sztrům” come from?
sztrům (Silesian) comes from German Strom, from Middle High German strūm, from Old High German stroum, 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.
sztrům (Silesian): electric current
Definitions
- electric current
Ancestry of “sztrům”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Strom | a large river; stream; current; electric current;... |
| 2 | Middle High German | strūm | — |
| 3 | Old High German | stroum | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | straum | stream |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | straumaz | stream, current, river |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | srowmos | river |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | srew- | to flow, stream |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ser- | to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together |