Where does “stront” come from?
stront (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch strunt, from Proto-West Germanic strunt, from Proto-Indo-European ster- — sterile, infertile.
stront (Middle Dutch): shit, manure; shit, dreck, manure
Definitions
- shit, manure; shit, dreck, manure
Ancestry of “stront”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Dutch | strunt | excrement, turd, shit |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | strunt | dirt, filth; dung |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ster- | sterile, infertile |
Words derived from “stront”