Where does “штранга” come from?

штранга (Serbo-Croatian) comes from German Strang, from Middle High German strank, from Old High German stranc, from Proto-Germanic strangiz, from Proto-Indo-European strengʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European ster- — sterile, infertile.

Definitions

Ancestry of “штранга”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanStrangthread; cord
2Middle High Germanstrank—
3Old High Germanstranc—
4Proto-Germanicstrangizstring
5Proto-Indo-Europeanstrengʰ-to twist; rope, cord
6Proto-Indo-Europeanster-sterile, infertile
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ster- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European strengʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic strangiz →