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Where does “Strang” come from?

Strang (German) comes from Middle High German strank, from Old High German stranc, from Proto-Germanic strangiz, from Proto-Indo-European strengʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European ster- — sterile, infertile.

Strang (German): thread; cord

Definitions

  1. thread; cord

Ancestry of “Strang”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanstrank—
2Old High Germanstranc—
3Proto-Germanicstrangizstring
4Proto-Indo-Europeanstrengʰ-to twist; rope, cord
5Proto-Indo-Europeanster-sterile, infertile

Words derived from “Strang”

  • strangförmig
  • štranga
  • штранга
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