Where does “strank” come from?

strank (Middle High German) comes from Old High German stranc, from Proto-Germanic strangiz, from Proto-Indo-European strengʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European ster- — sterile, infertile.

Ancestry of “strank”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanstranc—
2Proto-Germanicstrangizstring
3Proto-Indo-Europeanstrengʰ-to twist; rope, cord
4Proto-Indo-Europeanster-sterile, infertile

Words derived from “strank”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ster- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European strengʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic strangiz →
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