Where does “streichen” come from?

streichen (German) comes 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...

streichen (German): to stroke; to cancel; to discard; to delete; to...

Definitions

  1. to stroke; to cancel; to discard; to delete; to...

Ancestry of “streichen”, step by step

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

Words derived from “streichen

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