Where does “strunt” come from?

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

strunt (English): Spirituous liquor; alcoholic drink; A drink of...

Definitions

  1. Spirituous liquor; alcoholic drink; A drink of...

Ancestry of “strunt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scotsstruntspirits, whisky, toddy; human faeces, dung
2Dutchstrontshit, dung
3Middle Dutchstrontshit, manure; shit, dreck, manure
4Old Dutchstruntexcrement, turd, shit
5Proto-West Germanicstruntdirt, filth; dung
6Proto-Indo-Europeanster-sterile, infertile
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ster- →Every word from Proto-West Germanic strunt →Every word from Old Dutch strunt →
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