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Etymology · Proto-Indo-European

*strew-

4 English words descend from Proto-Indo-European *strew-, most common first.

strainRace; lineage, pedigree.
strawA dried stalk of a cereal plant.
striplingA young man in the state of adolescence, or just passing from boyhood to manhood; a lad. .
strewTo distribute objects or pieces of something over an area, especially in a random manner.