Where does “strutless” come from?
strutless (English) comes from English strut, from Middle English strouten, from Old English strūtian, from Proto-West Germanic *strūtōn, from Proto-Germanic strūtōną, from Proto-Indo-European streudʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ter- — strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to...
strutless (English): Without struts
Definitions
- Without struts
Ancestry of “strutless”, step by step
strutless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English strut
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | strut | Protuberance, air pressure; To swell;... |
| 2 | Middle English | strouten | To protrude or bulge; to poke out |
| 3 | Old English | strūtian | to stand out stiffly, stand out projectingly,... |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *strūtōn | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | strūtōną | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | streudʰ- | rigid, stiff |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ter- | strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to... |