Where does “striemen” come from?

striemen (Dutch) comes from Proto-Germanic *strālu, from Proto-Indo-European strēl-, from Proto-Indo-European ster- — sterile, infertile.

striemen (Dutch): to hit hard, like the elements

Definitions

  1. to hit hard, like the elements

Ancestry of “striemen”, step by step

striemen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic *strālu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic*strālu—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanstrēl-arrow
3Proto-Indo-Europeanster-sterile, infertile

via Middle High German strieme

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanstrieme—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ster- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European strēl- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *strālu →