Where does “strå” come from?

strå (Danish) comes from Old Norse strá, from Proto-Germanic strawą, from Proto-Indo-European strew-, from Proto-Indo-European sterh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European ster- — sterile, infertile.

strå (Danish): straw

Definitions

  1. straw

Ancestry of “strå”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsestrástraw
2Proto-Germanicstrawąstraw
3Proto-Indo-Europeanstrew-to spread, to strew
4Proto-Indo-Europeansterh₃-to spread, extend, stretch out
5Proto-Indo-Europeanster-sterile, infertile
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ster- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sterh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European strew- →
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