Where does “stray” come from?

stray (Middle English) comes from Anglo-Norman estray, from Old French estraier, from Latin extravagari, from Latin vagari, from Latin vagus, from Proto-Italic wagos, from Proto-Indo-European Hwogos.

Ancestry of “stray”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Anglo-Normanestray—
2Old Frenchestraierto wander; to roam
3Latinextravagarito wander beyond
4Latinvagaripresent active infinitive of vagor; to wander,...
5Latinvaguswandering, rambling, strolling; uncertain, vague
6Proto-Italicwagos—
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanHwogos—

Words derived from “stray”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hwogos →