Where does “strayen” come from?

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

strayen (Middle English): to stray

Definitions

  1. to stray

Ancestry of “strayen”, step by step

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

Words derived from “strayen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hwogos →Every word from Proto-Italic wagos →Every word from Latin vagus →