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Where does “streng-” come from?

streng- (Proto-Indo-European): stiff, tight; to squeeze

Definitions

  1. stiff, tight; to squeeze

Words derived from “streng-”

  • strong
  • strength
  • strange
  • stranger
  • strengthen
  • strangely
  • strengthening
  • stronghold
  • strangeness
  • strongman
  • strongbox
  • strongpoint
  • strengtheneth
  • strengthener
  • understrength
  • strongroom
  • overstrength
  • semistrong
  • superstrong
  • strongish
  • overstrong
  • superstrength
  • nonstranger
  • strangelet