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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.
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *strawą.
Noun
*strau n
- straw
Inflection
| Neuter wa-stem
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Singular
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*strau
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| Genitive
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*strawas
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Singular
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Plural
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| Nominative
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*strau
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*strau
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| Accusative
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*strau
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*strau
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*strawas
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*strawō
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| Dative
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*strawē
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*straum
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| Instrumental
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*strau
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*straum
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Descendants
- Old English: strēaw
- Old Frisian: strē
- Old Saxon: strō
- Middle Low German: strô
- German Low German: Stroh
- Plautdietsch: Stroo
- Old Dutch: strō
- Middle Dutch: strô
- Dutch: stro
- Limburgish: struue
- Old High German: strou, strō