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Where does “antistrike” come from?

antistrike (English) comes from English strike, from Middle English stryken, from Old English strīcan, from Frankish strīkan, from Proto-Germanic strīkaną, from Proto-Indo-European streyg-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ter- — strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to...

antistrike (English): Opposed to a strike

Definitions

  1. Opposed to a strike

Ancestry of “antistrike”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishstrikeTo delete or cross out; to scratch or eliminate;...
2Middle Englishstryken—
3Old Englishstrīcanto stroke, pass lightly over the surface, smooth,...
4Frankishstrīkanto move or pass one thing over another, strike;...
5Proto-Germanicstrīkanąto stroke, to rub
6Proto-Indo-Europeanstreyg-to strike; to shear
7Proto-Indo-European(s)ter-strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to...

Words derived from “antistrike”

  • antistriker
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