Where does “Strunz” come from?

Strunz (German) comes from Old High German strunz, from Proto-West Germanic strunt, from Proto-Indo-European ster- — sterile, infertile.

Ancestry of “Strunz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanstrunzdung
2Proto-West Germanicstruntdirt, filth; dung
3Proto-Indo-Europeanster-sterile, infertile
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ster- →Every word from Proto-West Germanic strunt →Every word from Old High German strunz →