Where does “Stréihutt” come from?

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

Stréihutt (Luxembourgish): straw hat

Definitions

  1. straw hat

Ancestry of “Stréihutt”, step by step

Stréihutt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Luxembourgish Stréi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LuxembourgishStréistraw
2Proto-Germanicstrawąstraw
3Proto-Indo-Europeanstrew-to spread, to strew
4Proto-Indo-Europeansterh₃-to spread, extend, stretch out
5Proto-Indo-Europeanster-sterile, infertile

via Luxembourgish hutt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Luxembourgishhuttsecond-person plural present indicative of hunn
2Old High Germanhuot—
3Proto-West Germanichōd—
4Proto-Germanichōdazshelter; cover; hood
5Proto-Indo-Europeankadʰ-to guard, cover, protect, care for; to guard,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ster- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sterh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European strew- →