Where does “strō” come from?

strō (Old Dutch) comes 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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicstraustraw
2Proto-Germanicstrawąstraw
3Proto-Indo-Europeanstrew-to spread, to strew
4Proto-Indo-Europeansterh₃-to spread, extend, stretch out
5Proto-Indo-Europeanster-sterile, infertile

Words derived from “strō

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