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

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

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