Where does “Streuwiese” come from?

Streuwiese (German) comes from German streuen, from Middle High German ströuwen, from Old High German strewen, from Proto-Germanic strawjaną, from Proto-Indo-European strowéyeti, from Proto-Indo-European strew-, from Proto-Indo-European sterh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European ster- — sterile, infertile.

Streuwiese (German): a type of cultural landscape traditional to Central Europe, which utilises wet meadows for the production of straw for litter and is characterised by high biodiversity

Definitions

  1. a type of cultural landscape traditional to Central Europe, which utilises wet meadows for the production of straw for litter and is characterised by high biodiversity

Ancestry of “Streuwiese”, step by step

Streuwiese traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via German streuen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanstreuento strew, to scatter, to sprinkle; to spread
2Middle High Germanströuwen—
3Old High Germanstrewen—
4Proto-Germanicstrawjanąto strew
5Proto-Indo-Europeanstrowéyetito strew, to disperse; to spawn
6Proto-Indo-Europeanstrew-to spread, to strew
7Proto-Indo-Europeansterh₃-to spread, extend, stretch out
8Proto-Indo-Europeanster-sterile, infertile

via German Wiese

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanWiesea meadow; a lawn, especially a large one, loosely...
2Middle High Germanwīse—
3Old High Germanwīsaway, manner
4Proto-Germanicwīsazwise, knowledgeable
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweydstosknowledgeable
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see

via German Streu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanStreulitter; mulch
2Norwegian Bokmålstreveto strive (etter / for), struggle, slave, toil
3Old Frenchestriverto compete; to argue; to dispute; to get into an...
4Frankishstrībanto exert, to make an effort
5Proto-Germanicstrībanąto be stiff; stiffen; to exert; make an effort
6Proto-Indo-Europeanstreybʰ-to be stiff
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ster- →