Where does “stroken” come from?

stroken (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch strôken, from Proto-Germanic straukijaną, from Proto-Germanic streukaną, from Proto-Germanic streuganą.

stroken (Dutch): to match, to fit together

Definitions

  1. to match, to fit together

Ancestry of “stroken”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchstrôken—
2Proto-Germanicstraukijaną—
3Proto-Germanicstreukanąto stroke, wipe
4Proto-Germanicstreuganą—
Every word from Proto-Germanic streuganą →Every word from Proto-Germanic streukaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic straukijaną →