streng

Dutch (Brabantic)

/strɛŋ/

adj
Definitions
  • strict, severe, rigorous, unbending, cruel

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch strenge inherited from Proto-Germanic *strangijaz (tight, tense) derived from Proto-Indo-European *strenk- (taut).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*strenk-

Gloss

taut

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