Where does “stro” come from?

stro (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch strô, from Old Dutch strō, from Proto-West Germanic strau, from Proto-Germanic strawą, from Proto-Indo-European strew-, from Proto-Indo-European sterh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European ster- — sterile, infertile.

stro (Dutch): straw

Definitions

  1. straw

Ancestry of “stro”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchstrô—
2Old Dutchstrō—
3Proto-West Germanicstraustraw
4Proto-Germanicstrawąstraw
5Proto-Indo-Europeanstrew-to spread, to strew
6Proto-Indo-Europeansterh₃-to spread, extend, stretch out
7Proto-Indo-Europeanster-sterile, infertile

Words derived from “stro”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ster- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sterh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European strew- →