Where does “שטראָם” come from?

שטראָם (Yiddish) comes from Middle High German strām, 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.

שטראָם (Yiddish): stream

Definitions

  1. stream

Ancestry of “שטראָם”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanstrām—
2Proto-Germanicstraumazstream, current, river
3Proto-Indo-Europeansrowmosriver
4Proto-Indo-Europeansrew-to flow, stream
5Proto-Indo-Europeanser-to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together

Words derived from “שטראָם”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ser- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European srew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European srowmos →