Where does “dawnstreak” come from?

dawnstreak (English) comes from English streak, from Middle English streke, from Old English strica, from Proto-Germanic strikiz, from Proto-Indo-European streyg-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ter- — strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to...

dawnstreak (English): A streak of colour in the clouds at sunrise

Definitions

  1. A streak of colour in the clouds at sunrise

Ancestry of “dawnstreak”, step by step

dawnstreak traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English streak

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishstreakAn irregular line left from smearing or motion; A...
2Middle Englishstreke—
3Old Englishstrica—
4Proto-Germanicstrikizline
5Proto-Indo-Europeanstreyg-to strike; to shear
6Proto-Indo-European(s)ter-strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to...

via English Dawn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishDawnsometimes given to a girl born at that time of day
2EnglishdawnTo begin to brighten with daylight; To start to...
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