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Where does “streng” come from?

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

streng (Old English): string

Definitions

  1. string

Ancestry of “streng”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicstrangizstring
2Proto-Indo-Europeanstrengʰ-to twist; rope, cord
3Proto-Indo-Europeanster-sterile, infertile

Words derived from “streng”

  • string
  • strings
  • hamstring
  • stringy
  • substring
  • bowstring
  • stringer
  • shoestring
  • heartstrings
  • drawstring
  • stringless
  • stringcourse
  • unstring
  • pursestring
  • bitstring
  • stringybark
  • latchstring
  • heartstring
  • stringlike
  • stringiness
  • docstring
  • unstringing
  • restring
  • stringpiece
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