Where does “wohgestreon” come from?

wohgestreon (Old English) comes from Old English ġestrēon, 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.

wohgestreon (Old English): ill-gotten gain

Definitions

  1. ill-gotten gain

Ancestry of “wohgestreon”, step by step

wohgestreon traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English ġestrēon

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishġestrēongain, wealth
2Old Englishstrēongain, wealth
3Proto-Germanicstreunąheap; pile; hoard; treasure; acquisition; booty
4Proto-Indo-Europeanstrew-to spread, to strew
5Proto-Indo-Europeansterh₃-to spread, extend, stretch out
6Proto-Indo-Europeanster-sterile, infertile

via Old English wōh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishwōhbending, crookedness; crooked, bent
2Proto-Germanicwanhazbent, crooked, twisted
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwónkoscrooked, bent
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwenk-to bend, slant, incline, twist, turn; to bend,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ster- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sterh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European strew- →