Where does “strengr” come from?

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

strengr (Old Norse): string

Definitions

  1. string

Ancestry of “strengr”, step by step

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

Words derived from “strengr”

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