strengþu

Old English

noun

Definitions

physical strength; power to do; force; vigour; fortitude; efficacy
severity; violence
moral strength; virtue

Etymology

Inherited from *strangiþu (strength, strongness) suffix from Old English strang.

Origin

Old English

strang

Gloss

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

strength English
*strenk- Proto-Indo-European
*strangaz Proto-Germanic
strang Old English
strengthe Middle English
strong Middle English
stronge Middle English
*strangiþu gmw-pro
straung Yola

strang