Where does “strohdumm” come from?
strohdumm (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.
strohdumm (German): Very stupid
Definitions
- Very stupid
Ancestry of “strohdumm”, step by step
strohdumm 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 |