Where does “Querstrich” come from?
Querstrich (German) comes from German strich, from Middle High German strich, from Old High German strih, from Proto-West Germanic *striki, from Proto-Germanic strikiz, from Proto-Indo-European streyg-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ter- — strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to...
Querstrich (German): horizontal line
Definitions
- horizontal line
Ancestry of “Querstrich”, step by step
Querstrich traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German strich
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | strich | first/third-person singular preterite of... |
| 2 | Middle High German | strich | — |
| 3 | Old High German | strih | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *striki | line |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | strikiz | line |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | streyg- | to strike; to shear |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ter- | strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to... |
via German quer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | quer | crosswise, cross; crosswise, across |