Where does “strunt” come from?
strunt (Scots) comes from Dutch stront, from Middle Dutch stront, from Old Dutch strunt, from Proto-West Germanic strunt, from Proto-Indo-European ster- — sterile, infertile.
strunt (Scots): spirits, whisky, toddy; human faeces, dung
Definitions
- spirits, whisky, toddy; human faeces, dung
Ancestry of “strunt”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | stront | shit, dung |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | stront | shit, manure; shit, dreck, manure |
| 3 | Old Dutch | strunt | excrement, turd, shit |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | strunt | dirt, filth; dung |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ster- | sterile, infertile |
Words derived from “strunt”