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 act of striking e.g. with a hand or a cutting weapon

Definitions

  1. stroke act of striking e.g. with a hand or a cutting weapon

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...

Words derived from “streich”

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