Where does “sapstreak” come from?

sapstreak (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...

sapstreak (English): A fungal disease of sugar maples caused by Ceratocystis coerulescens

Definitions

  1. A fungal disease of sugar maples caused by Ceratocystis coerulescens

Ancestry of “sapstreak”, step by step

sapstreak 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 sap

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsapThe juice of plants of any kind, especially the...
2Frenchsaperto sap, do sapping work on; to erode, wear down,...
3Frenchsapea small scythe; hoe, mattock; fashion, style
4Old Frenchsappe
5Latinsappaa sort of mattock
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