Where does “bindestreg” come from?

bindestreg (Danish) comes from Danish streg, from Middle Low German streke, from Old Saxon 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...

bindestreg (Danish): a hyphen

Definitions

  1. a hyphen

Ancestry of “bindestreg”, step by step

bindestreg traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish streg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishstregline, rule; stroke; dash
2Middle Low Germanstreke—
3Old Saxonstriki—
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...

via Danish binde

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishbindeto tie, bind; to tie down, fetter; pin down, tie...
2Old Norsebindato bind, tie
3Proto-Germanicbindanąto bind, to tie
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰendʰ-to bind; bond
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ter- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European streyg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic strikiz →