Where does “ströbröd” come from?

ströbröd (Swedish) comes from Swedish strö, from Old Swedish strøia, 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.

ströbröd (Swedish): breadcrumbs

Definitions

  1. breadcrumbs

Ancestry of “ströbröd”, step by step

ströbröd traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish strö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishströto strew
2Old Swedishstrøiato strew
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 bröd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishbrödbread
2Old Swedishbrøþbread
3Old Norsebrauðbread
4Proto-Germanicbraudąfragment, piece; bread
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrewh₁-to boil; to brew
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰer-to bear, carry
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ster- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sterh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European strew- →