Where does “straal” come from?

straal (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch straal, from Middle Dutch strâel, from Old Dutch strāla, from Proto-West Germanic *strālu — arrow.

straal (Afrikaans): ray, beam

Definitions

  1. ray, beam

Ancestry of “straal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchstraalray; a thin stream of liquid, a jet; radius
2Middle Dutchstrâel—
3Old Dutchstrāla—
4Proto-West Germanic*strāluarrow

Words derived from “straal”

Every word from Proto-West Germanic *strālu →Every word from Old Dutch strāla →Every word from Middle Dutch strâel →