Where does “estramaille” come from?
estramaille (Old French) comes from Latin strāmen, from Proto-Indo-European stérh₃mn̥, from Proto-Indo-European sterh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European ster- — sterile, infertile.
estramaille (Old French): straw for bedding
Ancestry of “estramaille”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | strāmen | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | stérh₃mn̥ | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | sterh₃- | to spread, extend, stretch out |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ster- | sterile, infertile |
Words derived from “estramaille”