Where does “strauß” come from?

strauß (German) comes from Middle High German strūz, 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.

Ancestry of “strauß”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanstrūzostrich
2Old High Germanstrūzostrich
3Latinstrūthiōostrich
4Ancient GreekστρουθίωνSynonym of στρουθοκάμηλος; genitive plural of...
5Ancient Greek-ίωνSuffix added to father's name that forms...
6Proto-Hellenic-ihō
7Proto-Indo-European-isō
8Proto-Indo-European-yōsForms adjectives from roots, meaning "very" or...
9Proto-Indo-European-yoss

Words derived from “strauß

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yossEvery word from Ancient Greek -ίωνEvery word from Ancient Greek στρουθίων
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