Where does “streaken” come from?

streaken (English) comes from English en, from French en, from Middle French en, from Old French en, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.

streaken (English): To mark or become marked with streaks

Definitions

To mark or become marked with streaks

Ancestry of “streaken”, step by step

streaken traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English en

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	English	en	Abbreviation of English; The name of the...
2	French	en	in; to; by
3	Middle French	en	on; on to
4	Old French	en	in; inside; on; upon; in
5	Latin	în	in, at, on, upon, from (space)
6	Latin	en	lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
7	Proto-Italic	en	in
8	Proto-Indo-European	h₁én	in

via English streak

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	English	streak	An irregular line left from smearing or motion; A...
2	Middle English	streke	—
3	Old English	strica	—
4	Proto-Germanic	strikiz	line
5	Proto-Indo-European	streyg-	to strike; to shear
6	Proto-Indo-European	(s)ter-	strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to...

Words derived from “streaken”

streaker

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