Where does “strawn” come from?

strawn (Scots) comes from Proto-Germanic strangiz, from Proto-Indo-European strengʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European ster- — sterile, infertile.

strawn (Scots): gutter; string

Definitions

  1. gutter; string

Ancestry of “strawn”, step by step

strawn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic strangiz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicstrangizstring
2Proto-Indo-Europeanstrengʰ-to twist; rope, cord
3Proto-Indo-Europeanster-sterile, infertile

via Scots strand

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scotsstrandsmall brook, gutter; strand
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ster- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European strengʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic strangiz →