Where does “strō” come from?
strō (Middle High German) comes from Old High German strō, 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.
Ancestry of “strō”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old High German | strō | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | strau | straw |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | strawą | straw |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | strew- | to spread, to strew |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sterh₃- | to spread, extend, stretch out |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ster- | sterile, infertile |