Etymograph

English

streaming

Streaming comes from Middle English stremyng.

  1. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500stremyng
  2. Englishtodaystreaming

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500stremyng
  2. Englishtodaystreaming

Formed from stream + -ing

Proto-Indo-European *srew- ‘to flow’

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Proto-Germanic *straumaz

Proto-West Germanic *straum

Old English strēam

Middle English streem

English stream

Another origin of streaming

  1. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500stremynge
  2. Englishtodaystreaming

Today it means

adj Flowing or moving in continuous succession, like fluid in a stream.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Middle English stremyng / streaming