Where does “stricken” come from?
Stricken comes from the past participle of Old English strīcan, traced through Proto-Indo-European streyg- and (s)ter-, roots meaning to stroke or spread.
stricken (English): Struck by something; Disabled or incapacitated by...
Definitions
- Struck by something; Disabled or incapacitated by...
Ancestry of “stricken”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | striken | — |
| 2 | Old English | stricen | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | strikanaz | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | strīkaną | to stroke, to rub |
| 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 “stricken”