Where does “strīkan” come from?

strīkan (Frankish) comes from Proto-Germanic strīkaną, from Proto-Indo-European streyg-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ter- — strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to...

strīkan (Frankish): to move or pass one thing over another, strike;...

Definitions

  1. to move or pass one thing over another, strike;...

Ancestry of “strīkan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicstrīkanąto stroke, to rub
2Proto-Indo-Europeanstreyg-to strike; to shear
3Proto-Indo-European(s)ter-strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to...

Words derived from “strīkan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ter- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European streyg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic strīkaną →