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Where does “Strauß” come from?

Strauß (German) comes from Old High German strūz, from Latin strūthiō, from Ancient Greek στρουθίων, from Ancient Greek -ίων, from Proto-Hellenic -ihō, from Proto-Indo-European -isō, from Proto-Indo-European -yōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yoss.

Strauß (German): bunch , bouquet; ostrich; contention, fight

Definitions

  1. bunch , bouquet; ostrich; contention, fight

Ancestry of “Strauß”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanstrūz—
2Latinstrūthiō—
3Ancient GreekστρουθίωνSynonym of στρουθοκάμηλος; genitive plural of...
4Ancient Greek-ίωνSuffix added to father's name that forms...
5Proto-Hellenic-ihō—
6Proto-Indo-European-isō—
7Proto-Indo-European-yōsForms adjectives from roots, meaning "very" or...
8Proto-Indo-European-yoss—

Words derived from “Strauß”

  • Straussian
  • Strauss
  • страус
  • Strauss
  • Blumenstrauß
  • Strauss
  • strauss
  • щраус
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