Where does “Streichbein” come from?

Streichbein (German) comes from German streichen, from Middle High German strīchen, from Old High German strīhhan, 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...

Streichbein (German): folding-bone, folding-stick, bone folder

Definitions

  1. folding-bone, folding-stick, bone folder

Ancestry of “Streichbein”, step by step

Streichbein traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German streichen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanstreichento stroke; to cancel; to discard; to delete; to...
2Middle High Germanstrīchen
3Old High Germanstrīhhanto smooth, stroke, spread, rub, strike
4Frankishstrīkanto move or pass one thing over another, strike;...
5Proto-Germanicstrīkanąto stroke, to rub
6Proto-Indo-Europeanstreyg-to strike; to shear
7Proto-Indo-European(s)ter-strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to...

via German bein

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanbeinleg of a person, animal, or object
2Middle High Germanbeinleg
3Old High Germanbeinleg; bone
4Proto-West Germanicbainleg; bone
5Proto-Germanicbainąleg; bone
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeyh₂-to fear, be afraid; to strike, hit; to hew, cut
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