Where does “strale” come from?

strale (English) comes from Middle English stral, from Old English strǣl, from Proto-Germanic *strālu, from Proto-Indo-European strēl-, from Proto-Indo-European ster- — sterile, infertile.

strale (English): Arrow; The pupil of the eye

Definitions

  1. Arrow; The pupil of the eye

Ancestry of “strale”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishstral—
2Old Englishstrǣlarrow, shaft, dart, missile
3Proto-Germanic*strālu—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanstrēl-arrow
5Proto-Indo-Europeanster-sterile, infertile
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ster- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European strēl- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *strālu →
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