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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle High German | strūz | — |
| 2 | Old High German | strūz | — |
| 3 | Latin | strūthiō | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | στρουθίων | Synonym of στρουθοκάμηλος; genitive plural of... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ίων | Suffix added to father's name that forms... |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | -ihō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -isō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yōs | Forms adjectives from roots, meaning "very" or... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yoss | — |