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

  1. singular imperative of stricken; first-person...

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...

Words derived from “strick”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ter- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European streyg- →Every word from Old High German stric →