Where does “strengleikr” come from?

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

strengleikr (Old Norse): stringed instrument

Definitions

  1. stringed instrument

Ancestry of “strengleikr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsestrengrstring
2Proto-Germanicstrangizstring
3Proto-Indo-Europeanstrengʰ-to twist; rope, cord
4Proto-Indo-Europeanster-sterile, infertile
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ster- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European strengʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic strangiz →