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Where does “strawą” come from?

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

strawą (Proto-Germanic): straw

Definitions

  1. straw

Ancestry of “strawą”, step by step

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

Words derived from “strawą”

  • straw
  • stray
  • strewn
  • straying
  • strew
  • strown
  • strow
  • strawed
  • strawy
  • strawboard
  • strawlike
  • strawbale
  • strayer
  • windlestraw
  • strawflower
  • strayeth
  • straylight
  • strewer
  • strayest
  • strawhead
  • strayling
  • strawen
  • strawless
  • strawworm
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