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 — strand.

štrena (Serbo-Croatian): a string of wool

Definitions

  1. a string of wool

Ancestry of “štrena”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSträhnestrand
2Middle High Germanstreneskein, strand
3Old High Germanstrenostrand
4Proto-West Germanic*strenōstrand
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *strenō →Every word from Old High German streno →Every word from Middle High German strene →
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