Where does “streng” come from?

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

streng (Manx): string, cord, line; wire

Definitions

  1. string, cord, line; wire

Ancestry of “streng”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishsrengstring, cord
2Old Norsestrengrstring
3Proto-Germanicstrangizstring
4Proto-Indo-Europeanstrengʰ-to twist; rope, cord
5Proto-Indo-Europeanster-sterile, infertile
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ster- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European strengʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic strangiz →