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Where does “Strooss” come from?

Strooss (Luxembourgish) comes from Old High German strāza, from Proto-West Germanic strātu, from Latin strāta, from Latin strātus, from Latin sternō, from Proto-Italic stornō, from Proto-Indo-European str̥-n-h₃-, from Proto-Indo-European sterh₃- — sterile, infertile.

Strooss (Luxembourgish): street, road; strait; straight

Definitions

  1. street, road; strait; straight

Ancestry of “Strooss”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanstrāza—
2Proto-West Germanicstrātustreet, paved road
3Latinstrāta—
4Latinstrātus—
5Latinsternō—
6Proto-Italicstornō—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanstr̥-n-h₃-—
8Proto-Indo-Europeansterh₃-to spread, extend, stretch out
9Proto-Indo-Europeanster-sterile, infertile

Words derived from “Strooss”

  • Landstrooss
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