French
Feminine

lanière

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  1. (feminine) a strap, lanyard
  2. (broadly, feminine) a strip

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Pronounced as (IPA)
/la.njɛʁ/
Etymology

Inherited from Middle French
laniere
Inherited from Old French
lasniere
Cognate with Old French
lasne
Cognate with Old High German
nestila
Cognate with German
Nestel
In summary

Inherited from Middle French laniere, from Old French lasniere (compare Old French lasne (“strap, thong”), alteration of earlier nasliere, from nasle (“strap, thong”) from Old Dutch *nastila, of Germanic origin, from Frankish *nastilu (“strap”). Akin to Old High German nestila (“band, strap”) (German Nestel (“string, strap, lace”)).

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