Where does “sträng” come from?

sträng (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish strænger, from Old Norse strengr, from Proto-Germanic strangiz, from Proto-Indo-European strengʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European ster- — sterile, infertile.

sträng (Swedish): strict, severe; string

Definitions

  1. strict, severe; string

Ancestry of “sträng”, step by step

sträng traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Swedish strænger

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

via Old Norse strangr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsestrangrsevere
2Proto-Germanicstrangaztight, strict, straight; strong

Words derived from “sträng”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ster- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European strengʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic strangiz →