Where does “strǣl” come from?
strǣl (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic *strālu, from Proto-Indo-European strēl-, from Proto-Indo-European ster- — sterile, infertile.
strǣl (Old English): arrow, shaft, dart, missile
Definitions
- arrow, shaft, dart, missile
Ancestry of “strǣl”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | *strālu | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | strēl- | arrow |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ster- | sterile, infertile |
Words derived from “strǣl”