Where does “strik” come from?

strik (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch strik, from Middle Dutch stric, from Old Dutch stric, from Proto-West Germanic *strikki, from Proto-Germanic strikkiz, from Proto-Indo-European streyg-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ter- — strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to...

strik (Afrikaans): bow type of knot

Definitions

  1. bow type of knot

Ancestry of “strik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchstriktie, knot; bow; snare
2Middle Dutchstric—
3Old Dutchstrictie, knot
4Proto-West Germanic*strikki—
5Proto-Germanicstrikkizline; rope
6Proto-Indo-Europeanstreyg-to strike; to shear
7Proto-Indo-European(s)ter-strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to...
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