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

Definitions

  1. piece of straw

Ancestry of “hálmstrá”, step by step

hálmstrá traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic strá

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicstrástraw; to strew
2Old Norsestrástraw
3Proto-Germanicstrawąstraw
4Proto-Indo-Europeanstrew-to spread, to strew
5Proto-Indo-Europeansterh₃-to spread, extend, stretch out
6Proto-Indo-Europeanster-sterile, infertile

via Icelandic hálmur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandichálmurstraw
2Old Norsehalmrstraw, reed
3Proto-Germanichalmazhalm; stem; stalk; straw; hay
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱolh₂mosstalk
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelh₂-to pierce, strike; to stick; prick; stab
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ster- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sterh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European strew- →