Where does “ströuwen” come from?

ströuwen (Middle High German) comes from Old High German strewen, from Proto-Germanic strawjaną, from Proto-Indo-European strowéyeti, from Proto-Indo-European strew-, from Proto-Indo-European sterh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European ster- — sterile, infertile.

Ancestry of “ströuwen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanstrewen—
2Proto-Germanicstrawjanąto strew
3Proto-Indo-Europeanstrowéyetito strew, to disperse; to spawn
4Proto-Indo-Europeanstrew-to spread, to strew
5Proto-Indo-Europeansterh₃-to spread, extend, stretch out
6Proto-Indo-Europeanster-sterile, infertile

Words derived from “ströuwen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ster- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sterh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European strew- →