Where does “Habrstruh” come from?

Habrstruh (East Central German) comes from East Central German Struh, from Middle High German strō, from Old High German 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.

Habrstruh (East Central German): oat straw

Definitions

  1. oat straw

Ancestry of “Habrstruh”, step by step

Habrstruh traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via East Central German Struh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1East Central GermanStruhstraw
2Middle High Germanstrō—
3Old High Germanstrōstraw
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 East Central German Habr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1East Central GermanHabroats
2Middle High Germanhaber—
3Old High Germanhabarooat
4Proto-Germanichabrōgoat, buck
5Proto-Germanichabrôgoat, buck; feed for goats; oat, oats
6Proto-Indo-Europeankapro-goat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ster- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sterh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European strew- →