Where does “strëden” come from?

strëden (Middle High German) comes from Old High German stredan, from Proto-Germanic streþaną, from Proto-Indo-European sēr-, from Proto-Indo-European ser- — to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together.

Ancestry of “strëden”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanstredanto swirl; to burn, glow, hiss, whiz
2Proto-Germanicstreþanąto seethe, swirl
3Proto-Indo-Europeansēr-to flow
4Proto-Indo-Europeanser-to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together

Words derived from “strëden”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ser- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sēr- →Every word from Proto-Germanic streþaną →