Where does “bogastrengur” come from?
bogastrengur (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic strengur, from Old Norse strengr, from Proto-Germanic strangiz, from Proto-Indo-European strengʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European ster- — sterile, infertile.
bogastrengur (Icelandic): bowstring
Ancestry of “bogastrengur”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Icelandic | strengur | a string; chord |
| 2 | Old Norse | strengr | string |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | strangiz | string |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | strengʰ- | to twist; rope, cord |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ster- | sterile, infertile |