Where does “strá” come from?

strá (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic strawą, from Proto-Indo-European strew-, from Proto-Indo-European sterh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European ster- — sterile, infertile.

strá (Old Norse): straw

Definitions

  1. straw

Ancestry of “strá”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicstrawąstraw
2Proto-Indo-Europeanstrew-to spread, to strew
3Proto-Indo-Europeansterh₃-to spread, extend, stretch out
4Proto-Indo-Europeanster-sterile, infertile

Words derived from “strá”

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