Where does “Stréi” come from?

Stréi (Luxembourgish) comes from Proto-Germanic strawą, from Proto-Indo-European strew-, from Proto-Indo-European sterh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European ster- — sterile, infertile.

Stréi (Luxembourgish): straw

Definitions

  1. straw

Ancestry of “Stréi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicstrawąstraw
2Proto-Indo-Europeanstrew-to spread, to strew
3Proto-Indo-Europeansterh₃-to spread, extend, stretch out
4Proto-Indo-Europeanster-sterile, infertile

Words derived from “Stréi”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ster- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sterh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European strew- →