Where does “strenzi” come from?

strenzi (Friulian) comes from Latin stringō, from Proto-Italic stringō, from Proto-Indo-European streyg-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ter- — strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to...

strenzi (Friulian): to tighten, to press; to clench, to grip

Definitions

  1. to tighten, to press; to clench, to grip

Ancestry of “strenzi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinstringōto draw tight together, to tie together
2Proto-Italicstringō—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanstreyg-to strike; to shear
4Proto-Indo-European(s)ter-strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ter- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European streyg- →Every word from Proto-Italic stringō →
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