Where does “stroud” come from?

stroud (English) comes from Old English strod, from Proto-Germanic strōduz, from Proto-Indo-European sterh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European ster- — sterile, infertile.

stroud (English): A kind of coarse wool used in blankets or for...

Definitions

  1. A kind of coarse wool used in blankets or for...

Ancestry of “stroud”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishstrodmarshy land
2Proto-Germanicstrōduzswamp; marshland
3Proto-Indo-Europeansterh₃-to spread, extend, stretch out
4Proto-Indo-Europeanster-sterile, infertile

Words derived from “stroud”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ster- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sterh₃- →Every word from Proto-Germanic strōduz →