Where does “Strahl” come from?

Strahl (German) comes from Middle High German strāle, from Old High German strāla, from Proto-Germanic *strālu, from Proto-Indo-European strēl-, from Proto-Indo-European ster- — sterile, infertile.

Strahl (German): beam, ray; jet; frog

Definitions

  1. beam, ray; jet; frog

Ancestry of “Strahl”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanstrālearrow, beam
2Old High Germanstrālaarrow, lightning bolt
3Proto-Germanic*strālu—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanstrēl-arrow
5Proto-Indo-Europeanster-sterile, infertile

Words derived from “Strahl”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ster- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European strēl- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *strālu →