Where does “strohblond” come from?
strohblond (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.
strohblond (German): straw-blond
Definitions
- straw-blond
Ancestry of “strohblond”, step by step
strohblond traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Stroh
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Stroh | straw |
| 2 | Middle High German | strō | — |
| 3 | Old High German | strō | straw |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | strau | straw |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | strawą | straw |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | strew- | to spread, to strew |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sterh₃- | to spread, extend, stretch out |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ster- | sterile, infertile |
via German blond
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | blond | blond; fair; unlike English, not commonly used of... |
| 2 | French | blond | blond (of a pale golden colour) |
| 3 | Middle French | blond | — |
| 4 | Old French | blond | — |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | blondus | blond |
| 6 | Frankish | blund | a mixed color between golden and light-brown |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | blundaz | blond; mixed, blinding |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰlendʰ- | to blend, to mix up; to make cloudy, opaque;... |