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==Etymology==
− It is [[inh|ang|strēaw]] (about 950),^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(Hoad 1986) from [[m|gem-pro|*strāwą]],^(Barnhart 1988)^(Hoad 1986) cognate with Old Saxon and Old High German strō (German Stroh), Dutch stroo and Old Norse strá.^(Barnhart 1988)^(Hoad 1986)^(MWU 2024) It is related to Old English strēowian, to [[strew]], so that straw is apparently “what is scattered”,^(Etymonline)^(Barnhart 1988)^(Hoad 1986) perhaps from dried stalks strewn on a floor as bedding.^(Etymonline) The root is shared with Latin sternere, to lay flat.^(Cresswell 2021)^(Etymonline)
+ It is [[inh|ang|strēaw]] (about 950),^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(Hoad 1986) from [[m|gem-pro|*strāwą]],^(Barnhart 1988)^(Hoad 1986) cognate with Old Saxon and [[goh|strō]] ([[de|Stroh]]), [[nl|stroo]] and [[non|strá]].^(Barnhart 1988)^(Hoad 1986)^(MWU 2024) It is related to [[ang|strēowian]], to [[strew]], so that straw is apparently “what is scattered”,^(Etymonline)^(Barnhart 1988)^(Hoad 1986) perhaps from dried stalks strewn on a floor as bedding.^(Etymonline) The root is shared with [[la|sternere]], to lay flat.^(Cresswell 2021)^(Etymonline)
==Earliest recorded meaning==