Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/strangi

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *strangiz.

Noun

*strangi m

  1. string

Inflection

i-stem
Singular
Nominative *strangi
Genitive *strangī
Singular Plural
Nominative *strangi *strangī
Accusative *strangi *strangī
Genitive *strangī *strangijō
Dative *strangī *strangim, *strangijum
Instrumental *strangī *strangim, *strangijum

Derived terms

Descendants

  • 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
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