English
Strood
Strood may come from Middle English strothe ‘marshy land overgrown with brush’.
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500strothe‘marshy land overgrown with brush’uncertain
- EnglishtodayStrood
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500strothe‘marshy land overgrown with brush’uncertain
- EnglishtodayStrood
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *sterh₃- ‘to spread’
street, straw, strand, sternum, stratum, prostrate, stratus, stroma, 10 more
Today it means
name A town in Medway district, Kent, England.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Middle English strothe / Strood