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

• *strangijan

Descendants

• Old English: streng
  • Middle English: streng, string
    • Scots: string
    • English: string
      • → Dutch: string
      • → German: String
• Old Frisian: *strang, *streng
  • Saterland Frisian: Strange (possibly borrowed from Middle Low German)
  • West Frisian: string
• Old Saxon: *strang, *strengi
  • Middle Low German: strank, strange, strenc
    • German Low German: Strenge
• Old Dutch: *streng (in placename Strink)
  • Middle Dutch: strenc, strenge
    • Dutch: streng
      • Afrikaans: streng
• Old High German: stranc, strang
  • Middle High German: strank, stranc, strange
    • German: Strang