Where does “strengþu” come from?

strengþu (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic strangiþu, from Proto-West Germanic strang, from Proto-Germanic strangaz, from Proto-Indo-European strengʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European ster- — sterile, infertile.

strengþu (Old English): physical strength; power to do; force; vigour;...

Definitions

  1. physical strength; power to do; force; vigour;...

Ancestry of “strengþu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicstrangiþustrength
2Proto-West Germanicstrangsevere, strict, rigorous; strong
3Proto-Germanicstrangaztight, strict, straight; strong
4Proto-Indo-Europeanstrengʰ-to twist; rope, cord
5Proto-Indo-Europeanster-sterile, infertile

Words derived from “strengþu

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ster-Every word from Proto-Indo-European strengʰ-Every word from Proto-Germanic strangaz