Where does “strenc” come from?

strenc (Old French) comes from Frankish strangi, from Proto-Germanic strangiz, from Proto-Indo-European strengʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European ster- — sterile, infertile.

strenc (Old French): string, cord, rope

Definitions

  1. string, cord, rope

Ancestry of “strenc”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frankishstrangistring
2Proto-Germanicstrangizstring
3Proto-Indo-Europeanstrengʰ-to twist; rope, cord
4Proto-Indo-Europeanster-sterile, infertile

Words derived from “strenc”

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