Proto-Indo-European

*strew-

‘to spread, strew’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-Indo-European *strew-.

29 English words in this record descend from Proto-Indo-European *strew-, most familiar first.

• construction ← construccioun ← cōnstructiō ← cōnstruō ← struō
• structure ← structūra ← struō ← *strowō ← *stréweti
• destroy ← destroyen ← destruire ← *destrugere ← dēstruō
• destruction ← destruccioun ← destrucion ← destructio ← dēstruō
• instrument ← īnstrūmentum ← īnstruō ← struō ← *strowō
• strain ← streen ← strēon ← *streun ← *streuną
• instructor ← īnstruō ← struō ← *strowō ← *stréweti
• straw ← straugh ← strēaw ← *strau ← *strawą
• construct ← cōnstrūctus ← cōnstruō ← struō ← *strowō
• destructive ← destructyve ← destructif ← dēstrūctīvus ← dēstruō
• constructive ← cōnstrūctīvus
• stray ← strayen ← estraier ← paved road ← strēġan

More words from *strew-

• obstruction
• destroyer
• instruct
• obstruct
• constructor
• perestroika
• construe
• stripling
• misconstrue
• strew
• streusel
• adstruct
• astructive
• bestrew
• extruction
• strawen
• strind

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *strew-