Where does “ström” come from?
ström (Swedish) comes 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.
ström (Swedish): current, flow; the part of a fluid that moves...
Definitions
- current, flow; the part of a fluid that moves...
Ancestry of “ström”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Swedish | strömber | — |
| 2 | Old Norse | straumr | a stream, a current, a race, a river; the tide |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | straumaz | stream, current, river |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | srowmos | river |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | srew- | to flow, stream |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ser- | to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together |
Words derived from “ström”