Where does “shtrembëroj” come from?

shtrembëroj (Albanian) comes from Albanian shtrembër, from Albanian shtremb, from Vulgar Latin strambus, from Latin strabus, from Ancient Greek στραβός, from Proto-Indo-European strebʰ-.

shtrembëroj (Albanian): to distort

Definitions

  1. to distort

Ancestry of “shtrembëroj”, step by step

shtrembëroj traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Albanian shtrembër

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albanianshtrembërcrooked, bent, askew, crosswise
2Albanianshtrembcrooked, bent, askew, crosswise
3Vulgar Latinstrambussquinting, crosseyed, crooked, distorted
4Latinstrabussquinting, crooked, slanted
5Ancient Greekστραβόςdistorted, oblique; squinting, squint-eyed
6Proto-Indo-Europeanstrebʰ-—

via Albanian oj

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1AlbanianojI
2Proto-Slavicojethill, shaft
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂oyHsos—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European strebʰ- →Every word from Ancient Greek στραβός →Every word from Latin strabus →