English

gutstring

From gut + string.

A compound of gut + string

Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰewd- ‘to pour’

Proto-Germanic *gut-

Old English gutt ‘gut, entrail’

Middle English gut

English gut

Proto-Indo-European *strengʰ- ‘rope’

Proto-Germanic *strangiz

Proto-West Germanic *strangi

Old English strenġ

Middle English string

Today it means

noun A string made of gut.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / gutstring