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Where does “strengʰ-” come from?

strengʰ- (Proto-Indo-European) comes from Proto-Indo-European ster- — sterile, infertile.

strengʰ- (Proto-Indo-European): to twist; rope, cord

Definitions

  1. to twist; rope, cord

Ancestry of “strengʰ-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanster-sterile, infertile

Words derived from “strengʰ-”

  • strong
  • strength
  • strange
  • stranger
  • string
  • strengthen
  • strings
  • strangely
  • strengthening
  • stronghold
  • strangeness
  • hamstring
  • stringy
  • substring
  • striae
  • bowstring
  • strongman
  • stringer
  • shoestring
  • heartstrings
  • stria
  • drawstring
  • strongbox
  • strongpoint
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