Where does “Strohdach” come from?

Strohdach (German) comes from German Stroh, from Middle High German strō, from Old High German strō, from Proto-West Germanic strau, from Proto-Germanic strawą, from Proto-Indo-European strew-, from Proto-Indo-European sterh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European ster- — sterile, infertile.

Strohdach (German): thatched roof

Definitions

  1. thatched roof

Ancestry of “Strohdach”, step by step

Strohdach traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Stroh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanStrohstraw
2Middle High Germanstrō—
3Old High Germanstrōstraw
4Proto-West Germanicstraustraw
5Proto-Germanicstrawąstraw
6Proto-Indo-Europeanstrew-to spread, to strew
7Proto-Indo-Europeansterh₃-to spread, extend, stretch out
8Proto-Indo-Europeanster-sterile, infertile

via German dach

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germandach—
2Middle High Germandach—
3Old High Germandag—
4Old High Germantagday
5Proto-West Germanicdagday
6Proto-Germanicdagazday; name of the D-rune
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰegʷʰ-to burn; warm, hot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ster- →