straumur

Icelandic

/strœyːmʏr̥/

noun
Definitions
  • a stream, a current
  • an electric current

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse straumr (stream, tide, a current, a stream, a race, a river, current) inherited from Proto-Germanic *straumaz (stream) inherited from Proto-Indo-European *srowmos (river).

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Proto-Indo-European

*srowmos

Gloss

river

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Kanji

川, 河

Emoji
🐻

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