| Language | Reflex(es) | Gloss | Grammar | Sources |
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| English |
| Old English | strician | to knit, darn, mend, repair | vb | IEW LRC |
| Middle English | constrainen | to constrain | vb | W7 LRC |
| Middle English | destresse | distress | n | W7 LRC |
| Middle English | distreynen | to distrain | vb | W7 LRC |
| Middle English | restraynen | to restrain | vb | W7 LRC |
| Middle English | strainen | to strain | vb | W7 LRC |
| Middle English | strait | strait | adj | W7 LRC |
| Middle English | stresse | stress | n | W7 LRC |
| English | astringent | styptic, puckery, able to draw together soft organic tissues | adj | AHD W7 LRC |
| English | constrain | to compel | vb.trans | AHD W7 LRC |
| English | constraint | check, restraint | n | TLL LRC |
| English | constriction | tightening | n | TLL LRC |
| English | distrain | to levy distress upon | vb | AHD W7 LRC |
| English | distress | seizure/detention of one's goods | n | AHD W7 LRC |
| English | prestige | standing/estimation in public opinion | n | AHD W7 LRC |
| English | restrain | to prevent from doing | vb.trans | AHD W7 LRC |
| English | restrict | to restrain, confine within bounds | vb.trans | AHD W7 LRC |
| English | strain | to draw tight, stretch taut | vb | AHD W7 LRC |
| English | strait | narrow, restricted | adj | AHD W7 LRC |
| English | stress | constraining force/influence | n | AHD W7 LRC |
| English | stretto | overlap in musical fugue of answer with subject | n | AHD W7 LRC |
| English | strict | permitting no escape/evasion | adj | AHD W7 LRC |
| English | stringendo | with accelerating tempo | adj | AHD LRC |
| English | stringent | tight, constricted | adj | AHD W7 LRC |
| West Germanic |
| Old High German | stricchen | to tie, knit | vb | ASD LRC |
| German | stricken | to knit | vb | ASD LRC |
| Italic |
| Latin | adstringens, adstringentis | astringent, tightening | adj | CDC LRC |
| Latin | astringens, astringentis | astringent, tightening | adj | W7 LRC |
| Latin | astringo, astringere | to tighten, bind fast | vb | W7 LRC |
| Latin | constringo, constringere | to draw together, bind fast | vb | W7 LRC |
| Latin | districtus | drawn apart, stretched out | vb.ptc | W7 LRC |
| Latin | distringo, distringere | to distrain, draw apart | vb | W7 LRC |
| Latin | praestīgia | sleight, illusion, deception, conjuror's trick | n.fem | W7 LRC |
| Latin | praestringo, praestringere | to tie up, blindfold | vb | W7 LRC |
| Latin | restrictus | restricted | vb.ptc | W7 LRC |
| Latin | restringo, restringere | to restrict | vb | W7 LRC |
| Latin | strictus, stricta, strictum | strict, tight, drawn together | adj | LRC |
| Latin | stringens, stringentis | stringent, binding tight | adj | W7 LRC |
| Latin | stringō, stringere, strinxī, strictum | to tie, fasten, bind/draw tight | vb | IEW LRC |
| Vulgar Latin | districtia | distress | n.fem | W7 LRC |
| Late Latin | praestigium | prestige | n.neut | W7 LRC |
| Medieval Latin | distringo, distringere | to distrain | vb | W7 LRC |
| Old French | destreindre | to distrain, draw apart | vb | W7 LRC |
| Old French | destresse | distress | n.fem | W7 LRC |
| Old French | estreit | strict | adj | W7 LRC |
| Middle French | astringent | binding | n.masc | W7 LRC |
| Middle French | constraindre | to constrain | vb | W7 LRC |
| Middle French | estraindre | to press in one's arms | vb | W7 LRC |
| Middle French | prestige | sleight, illusion, deception, conjuror's trick | n.masc | W7 LRC |
| Middle French | restraindre | to restrain | vb | W7 LRC |
| French | astringent | binding, astringent | adj | CDC LRC |
| French | prestige | glory, honor, prestige | n.masc | W7 LRC |
| Italian | stretta | squeeze, pressure | n.fem | W7 LRC |
| Italian | stretto | close, narrow | adj | W7 LRC |
| Italian | stringendo | stringendo, drawing tight | adj | AHD LRC |
| Italian | stringere | to draw tight | vb | AHD LRC |