Where does “strahl” come from?
strahl (German) comes 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.
Ancestry of “strahl”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle High German | strāle | arrow, beam |
| 2 | Old High German | strāla | arrow, lightning bolt |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | *strālu | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | strēl- | arrow |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ster- | sterile, infertile |