Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/strinô

This Proto-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-Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *strēy-, *ster- (“strip, line, streak, ray, stripe, row”).

Noun

*strinô m

1. strip; strand

Inflection

masculine an-stemDeclension of *strinô (masculine an-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*strinô	*strinaniz
vocative	*strinô	*strinaniz
accusative	*strinanų	*strinanunz
genitive	*strininiz	*strinanǫ̂
dative	*strinini	*strinammaz
instrumental	*strininē	*strinammiz

Related terms

• *strīmô

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *strenō
  • 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
• Old Norse: *strena
  • Swedish: strena (dialectal)