Where does “stropen” come from?

stropen (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch stropen, from Proto-Germanic straupijaną, from Proto-Germanic streupaną, from Proto-Indo-European strew-, from Proto-Indo-European sterh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European ster- — sterile, infertile.

stropen (Dutch): to poach; to plunder, to maraud; to flay, to skin

Definitions

  1. to poach; to plunder, to maraud; to flay, to skin

Ancestry of “stropen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchstropen—
2Proto-Germanicstraupijanąto strip, wipe, pluck
3Proto-Germanicstreupanąto touch
4Proto-Indo-Europeanstrew-to spread, to strew
5Proto-Indo-Europeansterh₃-to spread, extend, stretch out
6Proto-Indo-Europeanster-sterile, infertile

Words derived from “stropen”

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