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Where does β€œπŒΏπ†πƒπ„π‚πŒ°πŒΏπŒΎπŒ°πŒ½β€ come from?

πŒΏπ†πƒπ„π‚πŒ°πŒΏπŒΎπŒ°πŒ½ (Gothic) comes from Gothic πƒπ„π‚πŒ°πŒΏπŒΎπŒ°πŒ½, from Proto-Germanic strawjanΔ…, from Proto-Indo-European strowΓ©yeti, from Proto-Indo-European strew-, from Proto-Indo-European sterh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European ster- β€” sterile, infertile.

πŒΏπ†πƒπ„π‚πŒ°πŒΏπŒΎπŒ°πŒ½ (Gothic): to strew or spread under something

Definitions

  1. to strew or spread under something

Ancestry of β€œπŒΏπ†πƒπ„π‚πŒ°πŒΏπŒΎπŒ°πŒ½β€, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Gothicπƒπ„π‚πŒ°πŒΏπŒΎπŒ°πŒ½to strew
2Proto-GermanicstrawjanΔ…to strew
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanstrowΓ©yetito strew, to disperse; to spawn
4Proto-Indo-Europeanstrew-to spread, to strew
5Proto-Indo-Europeansterh₃-to spread, extend, stretch out
6Proto-Indo-Europeanster-sterile, infertile
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ster- β†’