streng
Old English
noun
Definitions
- string
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Germanic *strangiz (string) derived from Proto-Indo-European *strengʰ- (rope, cord, strand, be tight, draw, tie, pulled tight, straight, constricted, tighten).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*strengʰ-
Gloss
rope, cord, strand, be tight, draw, tie, pulled tight, straight, constricted, tighten
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Kanji
索
Emoji
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Cognates and derived terms
- string English
- στραγγός Ancient Greek
- *strengʰ- Proto-Indo-European
- *streyg- Proto-Indo-European
- *strangaz Proto-Germanic
- *strangiz Proto-Germanic
- string Middle English
- strengleikr Old Norse
- strengr Old Norse
- strenc Old French
- strengur Icelandic
- estronca Galician
- sreng Old Irish
- strongur Faroese
- strænger Old Swedish
- sreng Middle Irish