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): singular imperative of stricken; first-person...
Definitions
- singular imperative of stricken; first-person...
Ancestry of “strick”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle High German | stric | — |
| 2 | Old High German | stric | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | streyg- | to strike; to shear |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ter- | strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to... |