Why not moving water? Where did the term "running water" come from?

my random guess: Probably native american culture

A natural river moves swiftly across the country in the same way that animals/humans run across the land.
Makes sense for native americans to have called lakes "running water" in contract with the stagnant water of lakes/ponds.

Then when it was technologized, they just carried the slang over

How does your nose run and your feet smell?

even trickier, how's your computer running!

Nose doesnt make sense, feet usually smell bad, but they dont smell.



I have no idea. What idiot used the word running for these? Iso the name/reason..

Because we don't want to call it walking water.

This is plausible. Funny explanation lawl

why do you drive on a parkway and park in a driveway?
why is water that pools up and doesn't move called standing water?

this thread feels like a billion jerry seinfeld joke setups

"and what's the deal with parkways"

This post was edited by thisaccistemporary on Jan 2 2012 06:28pm

Still iso an answer! Was it just randomly named?

Running is defined as ongoing over a period of time. What's the problem here again?