straw
Middle English
/strau̯/, /strɑː/
noun
Definitions
- The remaining plant material after cultivation; halm, straw.
- An individual piece or section of straw.
- (figurative) Anything slight or worthless; the least possible thing.
- (rare) A measure of weight for candlewax.
Etymology
Inherited from Old English strēaw derived from Proto-Germanic *strawą (that which is strewn).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*strawą
Gloss
that which is strewn
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Straw English
- bang straw English
- bedstraw English
- neststraw English
- straw English
- strawbale English
- strawbed English
- strawberry English
- strawboard English
- strawcraft English
- strawed English
- strawen English
- strawflower English
- strawhead English
- strawless English
- strawlike English
- strawweight English
- strawwoman English
- strawworm English
- strawy English
- windlestraw English
- strø Norwegian Bokmål
- *strawjaną Proto-Germanic
- *strawą Proto-Germanic
- ストロー Japanese
- strå Norwegian Nynorsk
- strøya Norwegian Nynorsk
- streaw Old English
- strēaw Old English
- strēawberiġe Old English
- berye Middle English
- strawbery Middle English
- strawen Middle English
- strá Old Norse
- strå Danish
- strá Icelandic
- stro Old High German
- *strau gmw-pro
- *strō Old Dutch
- stra Old Swedish
- 스트로 Korean