Where does “sreangscuab” come from?

sreangscuab (Irish) comes from Irish sreang, from Middle Irish sreng, from Old Norse strengr, from Proto-Germanic strangiz, from Proto-Indo-European strengʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European ster- — sterile, infertile.

sreangscuab (Irish): wire brush

Definitions

  1. wire brush

Ancestry of “sreangscuab”, step by step

sreangscuab traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Irish sreang

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishsreangstring, twine, cord; wire; chain
2Middle Irishsreng—
3Old Norsestrengrstring
4Proto-Germanicstrangizstring
5Proto-Indo-Europeanstrengʰ-to twist; rope, cord
6Proto-Indo-Europeanster-sterile, infertile

via Irish scuab

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishscuabbesom, broom; brush; sheaf; armful, bundle
2Middle Irishscúapbrush, broom
3Latinscōpabranch of a plant
4Proto-Italic*skōpā—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ster- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European strengʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic strangiz →