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

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

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