Where does “Sjöström” come from?
Sjöström (Swedish) comes from Swedish ström, from Old Swedish strömber, 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.
Ancestry of “Sjöström”, step by step
Sjöström traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish ström
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | ström | current, flow; the part of a fluid that moves... |
| 2 | Old Swedish | strömber | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | straumr | a stream, a current, a race, a river; the tide |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | straumaz | stream, current, river |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | srowmos | river |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | srew- | to flow, stream |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ser- | to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together |
via Swedish sjö
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | sjö | a lake, small sea |
| 2 | Old Norse | sær | the sea, ocean; second/third-person singular... |
| 3 | Old Norse | sik | oneself |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | sik | Alternative form of *sek |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | sīką | trickling water; a dribble; a slow brook; a... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | seykʷ- | to moisten; to filter |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sey- | to be wet; dribble; run; to stretch one's arm;... |