Where does “streng” come from?

streng (Middle English) comes from Old English streng, from Proto-Germanic strangiz, from Proto-Indo-European strengʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European ster- — sterile, infertile.

streng (Middle English): string

Definitions

  1. string

Ancestry of “streng”, step by step

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