Where does “estray” come from?

estray (Anglo-Norman) comes from Old French estraier, from Latin extravagari, from Latin vagari, from Latin vagus, from Proto-Italic wagos, from Proto-Indo-European Hwogos.

Ancestry of “estray”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchestraierto wander; to roam
2Latinextravagarito wander beyond
3Latinvagaripresent active infinitive of vagor; to wander,...
4Latinvaguswandering, rambling, strolling; uncertain, vague
5Proto-Italicwagos—
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanHwogos—

Words derived from “estray”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hwogos →Every word from Proto-Italic wagos →Every word from Latin vagus →