Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/strenō

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed words 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 *strinô (“strip, strand”).

Noun

*strenō m

strand
cord, rope
skein

Declension

Masculine an-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*strenō
Genitive	*strenini
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*strenō	*strenan
Accusative	*strenan	*strenan
Genitive	*strenini	*strenanō
Dative	*strenini	*strenum
Instrumental	*strenini	*strenum

Descendants

Old Dutch: *streno
- Middle Dutch: strēne
  - Dutch: streen
Old High German: streno
- Middle High German: strëne, strën
  - German: Strähne
→ Old French: *estren, estran
- → Middle English: *stran
  - Scots: stran, strawn
  - English: strand