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Where does “striki” come from?

striki (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto striko, from English strike, from Middle English stryken, from Old English strīcan, from Frankish strīkan, from Proto-Germanic strīkaną, from Proto-Indo-European streyg-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ter- — strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to...

striki (Esperanto): to strike

Definitions

  1. to strike

Ancestry of “striki”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantostrikostrike
2EnglishstrikeTo delete or cross out; to scratch or eliminate;...
3Middle Englishstryken—
4Old Englishstrīcanto stroke, pass lightly over the surface, smooth,...
5Frankishstrīkanto move or pass one thing over another, strike;...
6Proto-Germanicstrīkanąto stroke, to rub
7Proto-Indo-Europeanstreyg-to strike; to shear
8Proto-Indo-European(s)ter-strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to...
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