*strangiz

Runic: ᛊᛏᚱᚨᚾᚷᛁᛉ Pronunciation: /ˈstrɑŋ.ɡiz/

noun · masculine · i-stem

Meanings

string

Etymology

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

Declension

Case	Singular	Plural
Nom.	strangiz	strangīz
Acc.	strangį	stranginz
Gen.	strangīz	strangijǫ̂
Dat.	strangī	strangimaz
Inst.	strangī	strangimiz
Voc.	strangi	strangīz

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Descendants

*strangi (Proto-West Germanic)
- *streng (Old Dutch)
  - strenc, strenge (Middle Dutch)
    - streng (Dutch)
      - streng (Afrikaans)
*strangi (Proto-West Germanic)
- streng (Old English)
  - streng, string (Middle English)
    - string (Scots)
*strangi (Proto-West Germanic)
- streng (Old English)
  - streng, string (Middle English)
    - string (English)
      - string (Dutch)
      - String (German)
*strangi (Proto-West Germanic)
- *strang, *streng (Old Frisian)
  - Strange (Saterland Frisian)
  - string (West Frisian)
*strangi (Proto-West Germanic)
- stranc, strang (Old High German)
  - strank, stranc, strange (Middle High German)
    - Strang (German)
*strangi (Proto-West Germanic)
- *strang, *strengi (Old Saxon)
  - strank, strange, strenc (Middle Low German)
    - Strenge (German Low German)
strengr (Old Norse)
- straingg (Elfdalian)
- strongur (Faroese)
- strängg (Gutnish)
- strengur (Icelandic)
- streng (Norwegian Bokmål)
- streng (Norwegian Nynorsk)
strengr (Old Norse)
- stræng (Old Danish)
  - streng (Danish)
strengr (Old Norse)
- sreng (Old Irish)
  - sreng (Middle Irish)
    - sreang (Irish)
    - streng (Manx)
    - sreang (Scottish Gaelic)
strengr (Old Norse)
- sreng (Old Irish)
  - sringcne (Middle Irish)
    - srincne (Irish)
strengr (Old Norse)
- strænger (Old Swedish)
  - sträng (Swedish)

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