Where does “halmstrå” come from?

halmstrå (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.

halmstrå (Swedish): a straw (from cereal)

Definitions

  1. a straw (from cereal)

Ancestry of “halmstrå”, step by step

halmstrå 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 halm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishhalmstraw, haulm
2Old Norsehalmrstraw, reed
3Proto-Germanichalmazhalm; stem; stalk; straw; hay
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱolh₂mosstalk
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelh₂-to pierce, strike; to stick; prick; stab
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ster- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sterh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European strew- →