English
streamwaystreamway
From stream + way.
A compound of stream + way
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
Proto-Indo-European *weǵʰ- ‘to bring’
Proto-Germanic *wegaz
Proto-West Germanic *weg ‘way’
Old English weġ
Middle English way
English way
Today it means
noun The path of a stream, especially as a route through which water or ice drains, or (below ground) through which cavers travel.
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