Where does “steam” come from?

steam (West Frisian) comes from Old Frisian *stām, from Proto-Germanic staumaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰew- — to die, pass away; to run, flow.

steam (West Frisian): steam

Definitions

  1. steam

Ancestry of “steam”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisian*stām—
2Proto-Germanicstaumazsteam, vapour
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰew-to die, pass away; to run, flow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic staumaz →Every word from Old Frisian *stām →
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