Where does “sunstroke” come from?
I cannot write this sentence because the provided chain is incoherent and does not trace "sunstroke" through any real linguistic path. The chain jumps from English to Japanese to multiple Proto-Indo-European roots without clear connection, includes unexplained duplicates (h₁es- appears twice), and lacks the intermediate steps needed to show how "sunstroke" developed. A responsible etymology sentence requires a coherent, supported chain that I cannot construct from this data.
sunstroke (English): Heat stroke caused by an excessive exposure to...
Definitions
- Heat stroke caused by an excessive exposure to...
Ancestry of “sunstroke”, step by step
sunstroke traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English stroke
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | stroke | An act of stroking; A blow or hit; A single... |
| 2 | Middle English | stroke | Any striking or hitting motion; The force of... |
| 3 | Middle English | strok | Alternative form of stroke; Alternative form of... |
| 4 | Old English | strāc | stroke |
| 5 | Scots | straik | A stroke, a blow; To stroke |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | straikaz | A stroke, line, dash |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | streyg- | to strike; to shear |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ter- | strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to... |