Where does “streak” come from?
Streak comes from Middle English streke, from Old English strica, from Proto-Germanic strikiz, from Proto-Indo-European streyg-, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European (s)ter-.
streak (English): An irregular line left from smearing or motion; A...
Definitions
- An irregular line left from smearing or motion; A...
Ancestry of “streak”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle English | streke | — |
| 2 | Old English | strica | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | strikiz | line |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | streyg- | to strike; to shear |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ter- | strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to... |
Words derived from “streak”