English
string trimmer
From string + trimmer.
A compound of string + trimmer
Proto-Indo-European *strengʰ- ‘rope’
Proto-Germanic *strangiz
Proto-West Germanic *strangi
Old English strenġ
Middle English string
English string
Today it means
noun A powered, hand-held garden implement that uses a rotating monofilament line to cut grass, etc., without damaging other objects.
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “string trimmer”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.
Etymograph / string trimmer