Where does “flower-strewn” come from?
flower-strewn (English) comes from English strewn, from English strew, from Middle English strewen, from Old English strewian, from Old English strēawian, from Proto-West Germanic *strauwjan, from Proto-Germanic strawjaną, from Proto-Indo-European strowéyeti — sterile, infertile.
flower-strewn (English): strewn with flowers
Definitions
- strewn with flowers
Ancestry of “flower-strewn”, step by step
flower-strewn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English strewn
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | strewn | past participle of strew |
| 2 | English | strew | To distribute objects or pieces of something over... |
| 3 | Middle English | strewen | — |
| 4 | Old English | strewian | Alternative form of strēawian; to strew, scatter |
| 5 | Old English | strēawian | to strew |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | *strauwjan | to strew, to spread out |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | strawjaną | to strew |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | strowéyeti | to strew, to disperse; to spawn |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | strew- | to spread, to strew |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | sterh₃- | to spread, extend, stretch out |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ster- | sterile, infertile |
via English flower
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | flower | A colorful, conspicuous structure associated with... |
| 2 | Middle English | flour | A flower; A depiction or likeness of a flower;... |
| 3 | Anglo-Norman | flur | Alternative form of flor |
| 4 | Old French | flor | flower |
| 5 | Latin | flōs | flower, blossom |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | flōs | flower, blossom |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleh₃-s | flower, blossom |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleh₃- | bloom, flower |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |