Where does “strummel” come from?
strummel (Scots) comes from Scots strammel, from English strommel, from Old French estramaille, from Latin strāmen, from Proto-Indo-European stérh₃mn̥, from Proto-Indo-European sterh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European ster- — sterile, infertile.
strummel (Scots): The fragments of unsmoked tobacco and ash left in...
Definitions
- The fragments of unsmoked tobacco and ash left in...
Ancestry of “strummel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Scots | strammel | Straw; A rag; a piece of cloth; The tube of a... |
| 2 | English | strommel | Straw; Hair |
| 3 | Old French | estramaille | straw for bedding |
| 4 | Latin | strāmen | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | stérh₃mn̥ | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sterh₃- | to spread, extend, stretch out |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ster- | sterile, infertile |