Where does “strå” come from?

strå (Swedish) comes 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.

strå (Swedish): straw

Definitions

  1. straw

Ancestry of “strå”, step by step

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

Words derived from “strå”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ster- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sterh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European strew- →