Where does “ënnersträichen” come from?
ënnersträichen (Luxembourgish) comes from Luxembourgish sträichen, 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...
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Ancestry of “ënnersträichen”, step by step
ënnersträichen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Luxembourgish sträichen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luxembourgish | sträichen | to strike, to delete, to cross out |
| 2 | Old High German | strīhhan | to smooth, stroke, spread, rub, strike |
| 3 | Frankish | strīkan | to move or pass one thing over another, strike;... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | strīkaną | to stroke, to rub |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | streyg- | to strike; to shear |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ter- | strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to... |