English
Stroh
Stroh comes from German Stroh ‘a surname, Stroh’, from Old High German strō ‘straw’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *strew- ‘to spread, strew’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*strew-‘to spread, strew’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*strawą‘straw’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*strau‘straw’reconstructed
- Old High Germanc. 750–1050strō‘straw’
- Middle High Germanc. 1050–1350same form
- Germanc. 1650–presentStroh‘a surname, Stroh’
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*strew-‘to spread, strew’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*strawą‘straw’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*strau‘straw’reconstructed
- Old High Germanc. 750–1050strō‘straw’
- Middle High Germanc. 1050–1350same form
- Germanc. 1650–presentStroh‘a surname, Stroh’
- Englishtodaysame form
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *strew- ‘to spread, strew’
construction, structure, destruction, instrument, destroy, instructor, strain, construct, destructive, obstruction, instruct, obstruct, construe, perestroika, stripling, 12 more
through Proto-Germanic *strawą ‘straw’
through Proto-West Germanic *strau ‘straw’
Today it means
name A surname from German.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *strew- / Stroh