English
Straley
Straley comes from German Strahl ‘ray’, and goes back to Proto-West Germanic *strālu ‘arrow’.
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*strālu‘arrow’reconstructed
- Old High Germanc. 750–1050strāla
- Middle High Germanc. 1050–1350strāle
- Germanc. 1650–presentStrahl‘ray’
- EnglishtodayStraley
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*strālu‘arrow’reconstructed
- Old High Germanc. 750–1050strāla
- Middle High Germanc. 1050–1350strāle
- Germanc. 1650–presentStrahl‘ray’
- EnglishtodayStraley
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *ster- ‘barren, infertile’
still, start, street, strength, stronger, strongly, strongest, stare, stern, stereo, torpedo, cholesterol, starve, throttle, straw, sterile, strenuous, sterility, 17 more
Today it means
name A surname.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-West Germanic *strālu / Straley