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Where does “sreng” come from?

sreng (Old Irish) comes from Old Norse strengr, from Proto-Germanic strangiz, from Proto-Indo-European strengʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European ster- — sterile, infertile.

sreng (Old Irish): string, cord

Definitions

  1. string, cord

Ancestry of “sreng”, step by step

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

Words derived from “sreng”

  • streng
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