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
Ancestry of “strings”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | string | G-string, thong, tanga |
| 2 | English | string | A long, thin and flexible structure made from... |
| 3 | Middle English | string | — |
| 4 | Old English | streng | string |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | strangiz | string |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | strengʰ- | to twist; rope, cord |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ster- | sterile, infertile |