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Where does “sreang” come from?

sreang (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Middle Irish sreng, from Old Norse strengr, from Proto-Germanic strangiz, from Proto-Indo-European strengʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European ster- — sterile, infertile.

sreang (Scottish Gaelic): string, line, cord; rope; charm to prevent harm...

Definitions

  1. string, line, cord; rope; charm to prevent harm...

Ancestry of “sreang”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Irishsreng—
2Old Norsestrengrstring
3Proto-Germanicstrangizstring
4Proto-Indo-Europeanstrengʰ-to twist; rope, cord
5Proto-Indo-Europeanster-sterile, infertile
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