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Where does “strickenness” come from?

strickenness (English) comes from English stricken, from Middle English striken, from Old English stricen, from Proto-Germanic strikanaz, from Proto-Germanic strīkaną, from Proto-Indo-European streyg-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ter- — strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to...

strickenness (English): The state or condition of being stricken

Definitions

  1. The state or condition of being stricken

Ancestry of “strickenness”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishstrickenStruck by something; Disabled or incapacitated by...
2Middle Englishstriken—
3Old Englishstricen—
4Proto-Germanicstrikanaz—
5Proto-Germanicstrīkanąto stroke, to rub
6Proto-Indo-Europeanstreyg-to strike; to shear
7Proto-Indo-European(s)ter-strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to...
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