Where does “strâte” come from?
strâte (Middle Low German) comes from Old Saxon strata, from Proto-West Germanic strātu, from Latin strāta, from Latin strātus, from Latin sternō, from Proto-Italic stornō, from Proto-Indo-European str̥-n-h₃-, from Proto-Indo-European sterh₃- — sterile, infertile.
Ancestry of “strâte”, step by step
strâte traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Saxon strata
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Saxon | strata | street, paved road |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | strātu | street, paved road |
| 3 | Latin | strāta | a paved road |
| 4 | Latin | strātus | — |
| 5 | Latin | sternō | to spread, stretch out, spread out |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | stornō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | str̥-n-h₃- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sterh₃- | to spread, extend, stretch out |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ster- | sterile, infertile |
via Middle English streit
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | streit | strait |
| 2 | Old French | estreit | Alternative form of estroit |
| 3 | Latin | strictus | tightened, compressed, having been tightened;... |
| 4 | Latin | stringere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 5 | Latin | stringo | I press, tighten, compress; I unsheath |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | stringō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | streyg- | to strike; to shear |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ter- | strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to... |