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 strēlijaną →Every word from Old Dutch strālen →Every word from Middle Dutch strelen →