Strahl

German (Berlin)

/ʃtʁaːl/

noun
Definitions
  • beam, ray (e.g. of light)
  • jet (e.g. of water or ink)
  • frog part of a horse's hoof
  • ray, half-line
  • (obsolete) arrow

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German strāle (beam, arrow) inherited from Old High German strāla (arrow, lightning bolt) inherited from Proto-Germanic *strēlō (arrow, beam, ray, shaft) inherited from Proto-Indo-European *strēlā-, *strēl- (arrow, beam).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*strēlā-, *strēl-

Gloss

arrow, beam

Concept
Semantic Field

Warfare and hunting

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

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