Feminine

Strähne

Meaning

Concepts

(feminine) strand (of hair)
(feminine) streak (of a liquid), bundle of rays (of light)
(feminine, figuratively) streak (uninterrupted series of events)

Frequency

Basel-Landschaft

strange

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈʃtrɛːnə/

Inherited from Middle High German

Inherited from Old High German

Cognate with Dutch

Cognate with English

In summary

From Middle High German strëne, from Old High German streno, from Proto-West Germanic *strenō, from Proto-Germanic *strinô (“strip, strand”), from Proto-Indo-European *ster- (“strip, line, streak”). Cognate with Dutch streen and probably English strand. The spelling -ä- indicates the Middle High German low/open -ë- (as sporadically in other words, e.g. Bär).