Where does “streng” come from?

streng (Dutch) comes from Proto-Germanic strangiz, from Proto-Indo-European strengʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European ster- — sterile, infertile.

streng (Dutch): strict, severe, rigorous, unbending, cruel;...

Definitions

  1. strict, severe, rigorous, unbending, cruel;...

Ancestry of “streng”, step by step

streng traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic strangiz

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

via Middle Dutch strenge

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchstrenge—
2Proto-Germanicstrangijaztight, tense
3Proto-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 →