Where does “strø” come from?

strø (Danish) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk strø, 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.

strø (Danish): joist; sprinkle; scatter, strew

Definitions

  1. joist; sprinkle; scatter, strew

Ancestry of “strø”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskstrøsprinklings; detritus; to strew, scatter
2Old Norsestrástraw
3Proto-Germanicstrawąstraw
4Proto-Indo-Europeanstrew-to spread, to strew
5Proto-Indo-Europeansterh₃-to spread, extend, stretch out
6Proto-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- →