streng

Betekenis

Adj

severe, rigid, strict

Adv

very much, strictly

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ʃtʁɛŋ/

Etimologie

From Middle High German strenge, from Old High German strengi (“strong”), strangi, from Proto-Germanic *strangijaz (“tight, tense”), *strangaz, from Proto-Indo-European *strengʰ- (“taut”); related to Proto-Indo-European *ster- (“stiff”). Compare German Strenge, Dutch streng, Danish streng, English strong.