Where does “stroper” come from?
stroper (Dutch) comes from Dutch stropen, 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.
stroper (Dutch): poacher, marauder
Definitions
- poacher, marauder
Ancestry of “stroper”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | stropen | to poach; to plunder, to maraud; to flay, to skin |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | stropen | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | straupijaną | to strip, wipe, pluck |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | streupaną | to touch |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | strew- | to spread, to strew |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sterh₃- | to spread, extend, stretch out |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ster- | sterile, infertile |