Where does “Sträi” come from?

Sträi (Saterland Frisian) comes from Old Frisian strē, from Proto-West Germanic strau, from Proto-Germanic strawą, from Proto-Indo-European strew-, from Proto-Indo-European sterh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European ster- — sterile, infertile.

Sträi (Saterland Frisian): straw

Definitions

  1. straw

Ancestry of “Sträi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisianstrē—
2Proto-West Germanicstraustraw
3Proto-Germanicstrawąstraw
4Proto-Indo-Europeanstrew-to spread, to strew
5Proto-Indo-Europeansterh₃-to spread, extend, stretch out
6Proto-Indo-Europeanster-sterile, infertile
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ster- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sterh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European strew- →