Where does “strey” come from?
strey (Middle English) comes from Middle English straw, from Old English strēaw, from Proto-West Germanic strau, from Proto-Germanic strawą, from Proto-Indo-European strew-, from Proto-Indo-European sterh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European ster- — sterile, infertile.
strey (Middle English): Alternative form of straw
Definitions
- Alternative form of straw
Ancestry of “strey”, step by step
strey traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle English straw
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | straw | The remaining plant material after cultivation;... |
| 2 | Old English | strēaw | straw |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | strau | straw |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | strawą | straw |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | strew- | to spread, to strew |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sterh₃- | to spread, extend, stretch out |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ster- | sterile, infertile |
via Anglo-Norman estray
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anglo-Norman | estray | — |
| 2 | Old French | estraier | to wander; to roam |
| 3 | Latin | extravagari | to wander beyond |
| 4 | Latin | vagari | present active infinitive of vagor; to wander,... |
| 5 | Latin | vagus | wandering, rambling, strolling; uncertain, vague |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | wagos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | Hwogos | — |
via Old French stray
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | stray | — |