Stream
/striːm/noun
A small, flowing body of water.
Did you know?In ancient beliefs, streams were often seen as the veins of the Earth, channels of life and magic connecting the physical and spiritual realms.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*streig-
“to flow, to run”
Old English
OE
streama
“a flowing body of water, a current”
Old Norse
ON
straumr
“stream, current, flow”
Middle English
ME
streame
“a flowing watercourse, river”
Modern English
English
stream
“a continuous flow of water, also figuratively for any flow of information or energy”