English
stringcourse
From string + course.
Proto-Indo-European *strengʰ- ‘rope’
Proto-Germanic *strangiz
Proto-West Germanic *strangi
Old English strenġ
Middle English string
English string
Proto-Indo-European *ḱers- ‘to run’
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Latin currō ‘run’
Latin cursus ‘course of a race’
Old French cours ‘route’
Middle English cours ‘a course or path’
English course
Today it means
noun A thin projecting course of brickwork or stone that runs horizontally around a building, typically to emphasize the junction between floors.
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “stringcourse”. 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 / stringcourse