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Where does “streng” come from?

streng (German) comes from Middle High German strenge, from Old High German strengi, from Proto-Germanic strangijaz, from Proto-Indo-European *strengthʰ-.

streng (German): severe, rigid, strict; very much, strictly

Definitions

  1. severe, rigid, strict; very much, strictly

Ancestry of “streng”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanstrenge—
2Old High Germanstrengistrong
3Proto-Germanicstrangijaztight, tense
4Proto-Indo-European*strengthʰ-—

Words derived from “streng”

  • strenggläubig
  • Anstrengung
  • anstrengen
  • anstrengelse
  • anstrenge
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