Where does “штрај” come from?
штрај (Serbo-Croatian) comes from German Streu, from Norwegian Bokmål streve, from Old French estriver, from Frankish strīban, from Proto-Germanic strībaną, from Proto-Indo-European streybʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European ster- — sterile, infertile.
Definitions
Ancestry of “штрај”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Streu | litter; mulch |
| 2 | Norwegian Bokmål | streve | to strive (etter / for), struggle, slave, toil |
| 3 | Old French | estriver | to compete; to argue; to dispute; to get into an... |
| 4 | Frankish | strīban | to exert, to make an effort |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | strībaną | to be stiff; stiffen; to exert; make an effort |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | streybʰ- | to be stiff |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ster- | sterile, infertile |