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Where does “stryge” come from?

stryge (French) comes from Latin strīga, from Proto-Italic strigā, from Proto-Indo-European streyg-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ter- — strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to...

stryge (French): strix; witch

Definitions

  1. strix; witch

Ancestry of “stryge”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinstrīga—
2Proto-Italicstrigā—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanstreyg-to strike; to shear
4Proto-Indo-European(s)ter-strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to...
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