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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old French | estraier | to wander; to roam |
| 2 | Latin | extravagari | to wander beyond |
| 3 | Latin | vagari | present active infinitive of vagor; to wander,... |
| 4 | Latin | vagus | wandering, rambling, strolling; uncertain, vague |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | wagos | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | Hwogos | — |
Words derived from “estray”