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Where does “strenjer” come from?

strenjer (Ladin) comes from Latin stringō, from Proto-Italic stringō, from Proto-Indo-European streyg-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ter- — strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to...

strenjer (Ladin): To tighten; To reduce

Definitions

  1. To tighten; To reduce

Ancestry of “strenjer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinstringō—
2Proto-Italicstringō—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanstreyg-to strike; to shear
4Proto-Indo-European(s)ter-strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to...
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