Where does “Strahlenkranz” come from?

Strahlenkranz (German) comes from German strahl, 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.

Strahlenkranz (German): halo, aureola

Definitions

  1. halo, aureola

Ancestry of “Strahlenkranz”, step by step

Strahlenkranz traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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

via German kranz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germankranzwreath, garland
2Middle High GermanKranz—
3Old High Germankranz—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ster- →