streng

Signification

Adj

strict, severe, rigorous, unbending, cruel

Noun

string, twined object, as most ropes or cords

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/strɛŋ/

Étymologie

From Middle Dutch strenge, from Old Dutch [Term?], from Proto-Germanic *strangijaz (“tight, tense”), *strangaz, from Proto-Indo-European *strengʰ- (“taut”). Compare German streng, English strong, Danish streng.