Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/strau

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *strawą.

Noun

*strau n

straw

Inflection

Neuter wa-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*strau
Genitive	*strawas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*strau	*strau
Accusative	*strau	*strau
Genitive	*strawas	*strawō
Dative	*strawē	*straum
Instrumental	*strau	*straum

Descendants

Old English: strēaw
- Middle English: straw
  - English: straw
  - Scots: strae
  - Yola: strew, stre
Old Frisian: strē
- Saterland Frisian: Sträi
- West Frisian: strie
Old Saxon: strō
- Middle Low German: strô
  - German Low German: Stroh
  - Plautdietsch: Stroo
Old Dutch: strō
- Middle Dutch: strô
  - Dutch: stro
Old High German: strou, strō
- Middle High German: strō
  - German: Stroh
  - Luxembourgish: Stréi
  - Vilamovian: śtruf
  - Yiddish: שטרוי (shtroy)