Where does “streng” come from?

streng (Danish) comes from Old Norse strengr, from Proto-Germanic strangiz, from Proto-Indo-European strengʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European ster- — sterile, infertile.

streng (Danish): strict, tight, stringent; hard, severe, rigorous;...

Definitions

  1. strict, tight, stringent; hard, severe, rigorous;...

Ancestry of “streng”, step by step

streng traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse strengr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsestrengrstring
2Proto-Germanicstrangizstring
3Proto-Indo-Europeanstrengʰ-to twist; rope, cord
4Proto-Indo-Europeanster-sterile, infertile

via Proto-Germanic strangijaz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicstrangijaztight, tense
2Proto-Indo-European*strengthʰ-—

Words derived from “streng”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ster- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European strengʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic strangiz →
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