Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/strangiþu

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-West Germanic

Etymology

From *strang (“strong”) +‎ *-iþu.

Noun

*strangiþu f

1. strength

Declension

ō-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*strangiþu
Genitive	*strangiþā
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*strangiþu	*strangiþō
Accusative	*strangiþā	*strangiþā
Genitive	*strangiþā	*strangiþō
Dative	*strangiþē	*strangiþōm, *strangiþum
Instrumental	*strangiþu	*strangiþōm, *strangiþum

Descendants

• Old English: strengþu, strengþo, strengþ
  • Middle English: strengthe, strenthe, streynthe, strynthe
    • English: strength
    • Scots: strenth, strinth
• Old Saxon: *strengitha
  • Middle Low German: *strengede, *strengde, *strengte
    • German Low German: Strengde, Strengte
• Old Dutch: *strengitha
  • Middle Dutch: *strengede, *strengde, *strengte
    • Dutch: strengte
• Old High German: strengida