Etymograph

English

strewing

Strewing comes from Middle English strewynge ‘that which is spread or strewn’, and goes back to strewen.

  1. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500strewen1
  2. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500strewynge2‘that which is spread or strewn’
  3. Englishtodaystrewing2

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, Middle English strewynge
  2. 2 Wiktionary, English strewing

Lineage

  1. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500strewenWiktionary, Middle English strewynge
  2. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500strewyngeWiktionary, English strewing‘that which is spread or strewn’
  3. EnglishtodaystrewingWiktionary, English strewing

Every English word from Middle English strewen

Today it means

verb The act of scattering or spreading.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “strewing”; the older steps come from the Wiktionary entry for Middle English strewynge. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

Etymograph / Middle English strewen / strewing

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