Where does “hálmstrá” come from?
hálmstrá (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic strá, from Old Norse strá, from Proto-Germanic strawą, from Proto-Indo-European strew-, from Proto-Indo-European sterh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European ster- — sterile, infertile.
hálmstrá (Icelandic): piece of straw
Ancestry of “hálmstrá”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Icelandic | strá | straw; to strew |
| 2 | Old Norse | strá | straw |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | strawą | straw |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | strew- | to spread, to strew |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sterh₃- | to spread, extend, stretch out |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ster- | sterile, infertile |