Where does “strooien” come from?
strooien (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.
strooien (Dutch): strawen, made of straw; to strew, scatter; to...
Definitions
- strawen, made of straw; to strew, scatter; to...
Ancestry of “strooien”, step by step
strooien traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch stro
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | stro | straw |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | strô | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | strō | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | strau | straw |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | strawą | straw |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | strew- | to spread, to strew |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sterh₃- | to spread, extend, stretch out |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ster- | sterile, infertile |
via Dutch en
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | en | and; well, so; plus, and |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | ende | and; end |
| 3 | Old Dutch | endi | end |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | andī | end |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | andijaz | end |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂entíos | front; forehead |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |
via Middle Dutch strôyen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | strôyen | — |
| 2 | Old Dutch | strōien | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *strauwjan | to strew, to spread out |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | strawjaną | to strew |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | strowéyeti | to strew, to disperse; to spawn |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -éyeti | Forms causative imperfective verbs from roots;... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeti | Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots |