Where does “strodak” come from?

strodak (Dutch) comes from Dutch stro, 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.

strodak (Dutch): roof thatched with straw

Definitions

  1. roof thatched with straw

Ancestry of “strodak”, step by step

strodak traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch stro

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchstrostraw
2Middle Dutchstrô
3Old Dutchstrō
4Proto-West Germanicstraustraw
5Proto-Germanicstrawąstraw
6Proto-Indo-Europeanstrew-to spread, to strew
7Proto-Indo-Europeansterh₃-to spread, extend, stretch out
8Proto-Indo-Europeanster-sterile, infertile

via Dutch dak

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchdakroof
2Middle Dutchdacroof
3Old Dutchthak
4Proto-West Germanicþakroof, cover
5Proto-Germanicþakąroof, cover
6Proto-Indo-European(s)teg-to cover; pole, stick, beam
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ster-
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