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Where does “strouten” come from?

strouten (Middle English) comes from Old English strūtian, from Proto-West Germanic *strūtōn, from Proto-Germanic strūtōną, from Proto-Indo-European streudʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ter- — strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to...

Ancestry of “strouten”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishstrūtianto stand out stiffly, stand out projectingly,...
2Proto-West Germanic*strūtōn—
3Proto-Germanicstrūtōną—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanstreudʰ-rigid, stiff
5Proto-Indo-European(s)ter-strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to...

Words derived from “strouten”

  • strut
  • strutting
  • strutter
  • struttingly
  • strutless
  • astrut
  • bestrut
  • strout
  • strot
  • strut
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