Where does “Strahlen” come from?

Strahlen (German) comes from Middle High German strelen, strælen, from Middle Dutch strâlen, from Middle Dutch -en, from Old Dutch -en, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

Strahlen (German): plural of Strahl

Definitions

  1. plural of Strahl

Ancestry of “Strahlen”, step by step

Strahlen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle High German strelen, strælen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanstrelen, strælen
2Middle Dutchstrâlento shoot, to penetrate (originally with an arrow)
3Middle Dutch-enThe ending of the infinitive form of verbs, used...
4Old Dutch-en
5Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
6Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-
8Chichewaiyehe, she

via German strahl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanstrahlbeam, ray (e.g. of light)
2Middle High Germanstrālearrow, beam
3Old High Germanstrālaarrow, lightning bolt
4Proto-Germanic*strālu
5Proto-Indo-Europeanstrēl-arrow
6Proto-Indo-Europeanster-sterile, infertile

Words derived from “Strahlen

Every word from Chichewa iye
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