Where does “Stroet” come from?

Stroet (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch stroet, from Old English strod, from Proto-Germanic strōduz, from Proto-Indo-European sterh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European ster- — sterile, infertile.

Stroet (Dutch): marshland

Definitions

  1. marshland

Ancestry of “Stroet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchstroet—
2Old Englishstrodmarshy land
3Proto-Germanicstrōduzswamp; marshland
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-Germanic strōduz →