Where does “strenge” come from?

strenge (Middle High German) comes from Old High German strengi, from Proto-Germanic strangijaz, from Proto-Indo-European *strengthʰ-.

Ancestry of “strenge”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanstrengistrong
2Proto-Germanicstrangijaztight, tense
3Proto-Indo-European*strengthʰ-—

Words derived from “strenge”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *strengthʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic strangijaz →Every word from Old High German strengi →