Where does “Strick” come from?

Strick (German) comes from Middle High German stric, from Old High German stric, from Proto-Indo-European streyg-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ter- — strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to...

Strick (German): fairly short rope or cord, usually for binding...

Definitions

  1. fairly short rope or cord, usually for binding...

Ancestry of “Strick”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanstric—
2Old High Germanstric—
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 Old High German stric →