Where does “umstroke” come from?
umstroke (English) comes from English stroke, from Middle English stroke, from Middle English strok, from Old English strāc, from Scots straik, from Proto-Germanic straikaz, from Proto-Indo-European streyg-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ter- — strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to...
umstroke (English): The circumference or periphery of a circle; A...
Definitions
- The circumference or periphery of a circle; A...
Ancestry of “umstroke”, step by step
umstroke 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... |
via English um
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | um | See uh; Dated spelling of mmm; To make the "um"... |
| 2 | English | them | Those ones; Him, her, or it; that one; Those |
| 3 | Middle English | þem | Third-person plural accusative pronoun: them;... |
| 4 | Old Norse | þeim | them, those |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | þaimaz | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | sa | that |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | só | this; that |