Where does “strelen” come from?

strelen (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch strelen, from Old Dutch strālen, from Proto-Germanic strēlijaną.

strelen (Dutch): to pet, caress

Definitions

  1. to pet, caress

Ancestry of “strelen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchstrelen
2Old Dutchstrālen
3Proto-Germanicstrēlijaną

Words derived from “strelen

Every word from Proto-Germanic strēlijanąEvery word from Old Dutch strālenEvery word from Middle Dutch strelen
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