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Where does “stranc” come from?

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

Ancestry of “stranc”, step by step

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

Words derived from “stranc”

  • Strang
  • strangförmig
  • штранга
  • štranga
  • strank
  • stranc
  • strange
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