Where does “straal” come from?
straal (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch straal, from Middle Dutch strâel, from Old Dutch strāla, from Proto-West Germanic *strālu.
straal (Afrikaans): ray, beam
Ancestry of “straal”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | straal | ray; a thin stream of liquid, a jet; radius |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | strâel | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | strāla | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *strālu | — |
Words derived from “straal”