Where does “*strauwjan” come from?
*strauwjan (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic strawjaną, from Proto-Indo-European strowéyeti, from Proto-Indo-European strew-, from Proto-Indo-European sterh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European ster- — sterile, infertile.
Ancestry of “*strauwjan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | strawjaną | to strew |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | strowéyeti | to strew, to disperse; to spawn |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | strew- | to spread, to strew |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sterh₃- | to spread, extend, stretch out |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ster- | sterile, infertile |