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

Of unknown origin.[1] Has been derived from a Proto-Indo-European *strēy-, *ster- (strip, line, streak, ray, stripe, row).

Noun

*strinô m[1]

  1. strip; strand

Inflection

Declension 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
  • *strīmô

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *strenō
    • Old Dutch: *streno
    • Old High German: streno
    • Old French: *estren, estran
  • Old Norse: *strena

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Vladimir Orel (2003) “*strinōn”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 381