Where does “Walstroh” come from?

Walstroh (German) comes 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.

Ancestry of “Walstroh”, step by step

Walstroh traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle High German strō

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

via Middle High German wal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanwala whale
2Old High Germanwalbattlefield
3Proto-West Germanichwalwhale
4Proto-Germanichwalazwhale, sheatfish
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kʷáloslarge fish; sheatfish

Words derived from “Walstroh”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ster- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sterh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European strew- →