Where does “strokarton” come from?

strokarton (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.

strokarton (Dutch): strawboard

Definitions

  1. strawboard

Ancestry of “strokarton”, step by step

strokarton 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 karton

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchkartoncardboard, paperboard; cardboard package
2Frenchcartoncardboard; carton, cardboard box; target
3Italiancartonecardboard, paperboard; carton, box; cartoon
4Italiancartapaper; map; menu
5Latincartapapyrus; letter etc
6Ancient Greekχάρτηςsheet of paper, paper; book
7Ancient Greekχαράσσωto sharpen; to engrave, carve, write, draw, stamp
8Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰer-to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ster-Every word from Proto-Indo-European sterh₃-Every word from Proto-Indo-European strew-