Where does “drengestreg” come from?

drengestreg (Danish) comes from Danish streg, from Middle Low German streke, from Old Saxon striki, from Proto-West Germanic *striki, from Proto-Germanic strikiz, from Proto-Indo-European streyg-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ter- — strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to...

drengestreg (Danish): a prank, especially one carried out by boys

Definitions

  1. a prank, especially one carried out by boys

Ancestry of “drengestreg”, step by step

drengestreg traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish streg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishstregline, rule; stroke; dash
2Middle Low Germanstreke—
3Old Saxonstriki—
4Proto-West Germanic*strikiline
5Proto-Germanicstrikizline
6Proto-Indo-Europeanstreyg-to strike; to shear
7Proto-Indo-European(s)ter-strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to...

via Danish dreng

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishdrengboy, lad
2Old Norsedrengrlad, youth, young man, in the sense of a warrior;...
3Proto-Germanicdrangijazstake; staff; crutch; support; man; servant
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ter- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European streyg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic strikiz →