Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/strenō

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 *strinô (“strip, strand”).

Noun

*strenō m

1. strand
2. cord, rope
3. skein

Declension

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