Where does “streek” come from?

streek (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch streek, from Middle Dutch strēke, from Old Dutch striki, from Proto-West Germanic *striki, from Proto-Germanic strikiz, from Proto-Indo-European streyg-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ter- — strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to...

streek (Afrikaans): prank; region

Definitions

  1. prank; region

Ancestry of “streek”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchstreekregion; prank, trick, antic
2Middle Dutchstrēkestroking
3Old Dutchstriki—
4Proto-West Germanic*strikiline
5Proto-Germanicstrikizline
6Proto-Indo-Europeanstreyg-to strike; to shear
7Proto-Indo-European(s)ter-strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ter- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European streyg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic strikiz →