Where does “grässtrå” come from?

grässtrå (Swedish) comes from Swedish strå, from Old Swedish stra, from Old Norse strá, from Proto-Germanic strawą, from Proto-Indo-European strew-, from Proto-Indo-European sterh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European ster- — sterile, infertile.

grässtrå (Swedish): a blade of grass

Definitions

  1. a blade of grass

Ancestry of “grässtrå”, step by step

grässtrå traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish strå

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishstråstraw
2Old Swedishstra—
3Old Norsestrástraw
4Proto-Germanicstrawąstraw
5Proto-Indo-Europeanstrew-to spread, to strew
6Proto-Indo-Europeansterh₃-to spread, extend, stretch out
7Proto-Indo-Europeanster-sterile, infertile

via Swedish gräs

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishgräsgrass; any plant of the family Poaceae; grass,...
2Old Norsegrasgrass, herbage; a herb, usually with special...
3Proto-Germanicgrasągrass
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰreh₁-to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ster- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sterh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European strew- →
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