Where does “straying” come from?
Straying derives from Middle English streyien, from Old English strēagian, from Proto-Germanic strawōn, from Proto-Indo-European strew-, meaning to scatter or spread.
straying (English): present participle of stray; The act of one who...
Definitions
- present participle of stray; The act of one who...
Ancestry of “straying”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | stray | Any domestic animal that has no enclosure, or its... |
| 2 | Middle English | stray | — |
| 3 | Anglo-Norman | estray | — |
| 4 | Old French | estraier | to wander; to roam |
| 5 | Latin | extravagari | to wander beyond |
| 6 | Latin | vagari | present active infinitive of vagor; to wander,... |
| 7 | Latin | vagus | wandering, rambling, strolling; uncertain, vague |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | wagos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | Hwogos | — |