Where does “Streich” come from?

Streich (German) comes from Middle High German streich, from Proto-Germanic straikaz, from Proto-Indo-European streyg-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ter- — strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to...

Streich (German): stroke; practical joke, prank

Definitions

  1. stroke; practical joke, prank

Ancestry of “Streich”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanstreich—
2Proto-GermanicstraikazA stroke, line, dash
3Proto-Indo-Europeanstreyg-to strike; to shear
4Proto-Indo-European(s)ter-strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ter- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European streyg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic straikaz →