Etymology of the English word string
the English word
stringderived from the Proto-Germanic root
*strangizDerivations in English
hamstring,
stringhalt,
drawstring,
latchstring,
overstring,
shoestring,
stringboard,
stringcourse,
stringholder,
stringing,
stringpiece,
superstring,
eyestrings,
stringer,
bowstring,
stringedDerivations in other languages
French
string, Portuguese
estrinqueCognates
Dutch
streng, English
strong, German
Strang, German
streng, Icelandic
strengur, Icelandic
strangur, Swedish
strängUsage
Word found in Modern English
