Where does “stredan” come from?
stredan (Old High German) comes from Proto-Germanic streþaną, from Proto-Indo-European sēr-, from Proto-Indo-European ser- — to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together.
stredan (Old High German): to swirl; to burn, glow, hiss, whiz
Definitions
- to swirl; to burn, glow, hiss, whiz
Ancestry of “stredan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | streþaną | to seethe, swirl |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | sēr- | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ser- | to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together |
Words derived from “stredan”