Where does “stront-” come from?

stront- (Dutch) comes from Dutch stront, from Middle Dutch stront, from Old Dutch strunt, from Proto-West Germanic strunt, from Proto-Indo-European ster- — sterile, infertile.

stront- (Dutch): very (in a negative sense); as hell

Definitions

  1. very (in a negative sense); as hell

Ancestry of “stront-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchstrontshit, dung
2Middle Dutchstrontshit, manure; shit, dreck, manure
3Old Dutchstruntexcrement, turd, shit
4Proto-West Germanicstruntdirt, filth; dung
5Proto-Indo-Europeanster-sterile, infertile

Words derived from “stront-”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ster- →Every word from Proto-West Germanic strunt →Every word from Old Dutch strunt →