Where does “strayling” come from?
strayling (English) comes from English stray, from Middle English stray, from Anglo-Norman estray, from Old French estraier, from Latin extravagari, from Latin vagari, from Latin vagus, from Proto-Italic wagos.
strayling (English): A little waif or stray; a driftling
Definitions
- A little waif or stray; a driftling
Ancestry of “strayling”, step by step
strayling traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English stray
| 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 | — |
via English Ling
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ling | Any of various codlike saltwater fish often used as food by humans, those of the genus Molva, in the family Lotidae |
| 2 | Middle English | ling | Any of various varieties of heather or broom |
| 3 | Old Norse | lyng | heather, ling |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | lingwą | heather, ling |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | lengʷʰom | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | lengʷʰ- | light, agile, nimble; light, not heavy, agile,... |