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Where does “struat” come from?

struat (North Frisian) comes from Middle Low German strâte, 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- — sterile, infertile.

struat (North Frisian): street

Definitions

  1. street

Ancestry of “struat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanstrâte—
2Old Saxonstratastreet, paved road
3Proto-West Germanicstrātustreet, paved road
4Latinstrāta—
5Latinstrātus—
6Latinsternō—
7Proto-Italicstornō—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanstr̥-n-h₃-—
9Proto-Indo-Europeansterh₃-to spread, extend, stretch out
10Proto-Indo-Europeanster-sterile, infertile
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