Where does “strúhadlo” come from?

strúhadlo (Slovak) comes from Slovak strúhať, from Proto-Slavic strugati, from Proto-Indo-European srew-, from Proto-Indo-European ser- — to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together.

strúhadlo (Slovak): grater

Definitions

  1. grater

Ancestry of “strúhadlo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Slovakstrúhaťto grate to shred by rubbing across a grater
2Proto-Slavicstrugatito plan or rasp wood
3Proto-Indo-Europeansrew-to flow, stream
4Proto-Indo-Europeanser-to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ser- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European srew- →Every word from Proto-Slavic strugati →