Where does “ġestrēon” come from?

ġestrēon (Old English) comes from Old English strēon, from Proto-Germanic streuną, from Proto-Indo-European strew-, from Proto-Indo-European sterh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European ster- — sterile, infertile.

ġestrēon (Old English): gain, wealth

Definitions

  1. gain, wealth

Ancestry of “ġestrēon”, step by step

ġestrēon traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English strēon

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishstrēongain, wealth
2Proto-Germanicstreunąheap; pile; hoard; treasure; acquisition; booty
3Proto-Indo-Europeanstrew-to spread, to strew
4Proto-Indo-Europeansterh₃-to spread, extend, stretch out
5Proto-Indo-Europeanster-sterile, infertile

via Old English ġē

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishġēye
2Proto-Germanicjahwand, also
3Proto-Germanic-hwand; Forms distributives from interrogatives
4Proto-Germanic-hwe—
5Proto-Indo-European-kʷeand; Forms distributives from interrogatives

Words derived from “ġestrēon”

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