Where does “strawstack” come from?
strawstack (English) comes from English straw, from Middle English straw, from Old English strēaw, 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.
strawstack (English): A pile of stored straw
Definitions
- A pile of stored straw
Ancestry of “strawstack”, step by step
strawstack traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English straw
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | straw | A dried stalk of a cereal plant; Such dried... |
| 2 | Middle English | straw | The remaining plant material after cultivation;... |
| 3 | Old English | strēaw | straw |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | strau | straw |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | strawą | straw |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | strew- | to spread, to strew |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sterh₃- | to spread, extend, stretch out |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ster- | sterile, infertile |
via English stack
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | stack | "A pile."; A smokestack; "In computing." |
| 2 | Dutch | stapel | pile; basis, foundation, pedestal; stockpile,... |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | stapel | pillar; foundation; market; warehouse; market |
| 4 | Old Dutch | stapal | — |
| 5 | Old Swedish | stapul | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | stapulaz | pillar, post; basis, foundation |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | stebʰ‑ | to stand still |