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Where does “sràid” come from?

sràid (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish sráit, from Old Norse stræti, from Old Frisian strēte, from Proto-West Germanic strātu, from Latin strāta, from Latin strātus, from Latin sternō, from Proto-Italic stornō — sterile, infertile.

sràid (Scottish Gaelic): street

Definitions

  1. street

Ancestry of “sràid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishsráitstreet, road, path, way
2Old Norsestrætistreet
3Old Frisianstrēte—
4Proto-West Germanicstrātustreet, paved road
5Latinstrāta—
6Latinstrātus—
7Latinsternō—
8Proto-Italicstornō—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanstr̥-n-h₃-—
10Proto-Indo-Europeansterh₃-to spread, extend, stretch out
11Proto-Indo-Europeanster-sterile, infertile

Words derived from “sràid”

  • frith-shràid
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ster- →