Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/strangiz

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *strengʰ- (“rope, cord; to be tight”). Cognate with Ancient Greek στραγγός (strangós, “tied together, entangled, twisted”), Irish srincne (“umbilical cord”).

Noun

*strangiz m

  1. string

Inflection

Declension of *strangiz (i-stem)
singular plural
nominative *strangiz *strangīz
vocative *strangi *strangīz
accusative *strangį *stranginz
genitive *strangīz *strangijǫ̂
dative *strangī *strangimaz
instrumental *strangī *strangimiz

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *strangi
    • Old English: streng
    • Old Frisian: *strang, *streng
      • Saterland Frisian: Strange (possibly borrowed from Middle Low German)
      • West Frisian: string
    • Old Saxon: *strang, *strengi
    • Old Dutch: *streng (in placename Strink)
    • Old High German: stranc, strang
  • Old Norse: strengr
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