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streng.

strict, rigorous

6 characters1 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

adj/ʃtʁɛŋ/

  1. strict, rigorous

  2. severe, intense

  3. pungent, strong and unpleasant

Where this word comes from

From Middle High German strenge, from Old High German strengi (“strong”), strangi, from Proto-Germanic *strangijaz (“tight, tense”), *strangaz, from Proto-Indo-European *strengʰ- (“taut”); related to Proto-Indo-European *ster- (“stiff”). Cognate with Dutch streng, English strong, Danish streng.

adv/ʃtʁɛŋ/

  1. strictly, very much

Where this word comes from

From Middle High German strenge, from Old High German strengi (“strong”), strangi, from Proto-Germanic *strangijaz (“tight, tense”), *strangaz, from Proto-Indo-European *strengʰ- (“taut”); related to Proto-Indo-European *ster- (“stiff”). Cognate with Dutch streng, English strong, Danish streng.

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