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streamlet

  • /ˈstɹiːmlət/ UK

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Proto-Indo-European *ser-?

Proto-Indo-European *srew-der.

Proto-Indo-European *srow-mo-s

Proto-Germanic *straumaz

Proto-West Germanic *straum

Old English strēam

Middle English strem

English stream

Proto-Indo-European *-lós

Proto-Indo-European *-elós

Proto-Italic *-elos

Latin -lus

Latin -ellus

Old French -el

Proto-Indo-European *-tós

Proto-Italic *-tosder.?

Late Latin -ittus

Old French -et

Old French -eletbor.

Middle English -let

English -let

English streamlet

From stream + -let.

noun streamlets

  1. A small stream. Then the river Medway, branching it selfe into five streamlets, is joyned with as many stone Bridges […]

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