Where does “stropen” come from?
stropen (Middle Dutch) comes from Proto-Germanic straupijaną, from Proto-Germanic streupaną, from Proto-Indo-European strew-, from Proto-Indo-European sterh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European ster- — sterile, infertile.
Ancestry of “stropen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | straupijaną | to strip, wipe, pluck |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | streupaną | to touch |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | strew- | to spread, to strew |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sterh₃- | to spread, extend, stretch out |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ster- | sterile, infertile |