Where does “strings” come from?

strings (French) comes from French string, from English string, from Middle English string, from Old English streng, from Proto-Germanic strangiz, from Proto-Indo-European strengʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European ster- — sterile, infertile.

strings (French): plural of string

Definitions

  1. plural of string

Ancestry of “strings”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchstringG-string, thong, tanga
2EnglishstringA long, thin and flexible structure made from...
3Middle Englishstring—
4Old Englishstrengstring
5Proto-Germanicstrangizstring
6Proto-Indo-Europeanstrengʰ-to twist; rope, cord
7Proto-Indo-Europeanster-sterile, infertile
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ster- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European strengʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic strangiz →