Where does “estrènyer” come from?

estrènyer (Catalan) comes from Latin stringō, from Proto-Italic stringō, from Proto-Indo-European streyg-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ter- — strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to...

estrènyer (Catalan): to tighten, draw in, narrow

Definitions

  1. to tighten, draw in, narrow

Ancestry of “estrènyer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinstringōto draw tight together, to tie together
2Proto-Italicstringō—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanstreyg-to strike; to shear
4Proto-Indo-European(s)ter-strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to...

Words derived from “estrènyer”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ter- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European streyg- →Every word from Proto-Italic stringō →