Where does “štrena” come from?
štrena (Serbo-Croatian) comes from German Strähne, from Middle High German strene, from Old High German streno, from Proto-West Germanic *strenō.
Ancestry of “štrena”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | German | Strähne | strand |
| 2 | Middle High German | strene | skein, strand |
| 3 | Old High German | streno | strand |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *strenō | — |