Where does “çilekli” come from?
çilekli (Turkish) comes from Turkish çilek, from English strawberry, from Middle English strawbery, from Old English strēawberġe, from Old English strēaw, from Proto-West Germanic strau, from Proto-Germanic strawą, from Proto-Indo-European strew- — sterile, infertile.
çilekli (Turkish): Containing strawberries
Definitions
- Containing strawberries
Ancestry of “çilekli”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkish | çilek | strawberry |
| 2 | English | strawberry | The sweet, usually red, edible fruit of certain... |
| 3 | Middle English | strawbery | A strawberry |
| 4 | Old English | strēawberġe | strawberry |
| 5 | Old English | strēaw | straw |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | strau | straw |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | strawą | straw |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | strew- | to spread, to strew |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sterh₃- | to spread, extend, stretch out |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ster- | sterile, infertile |