Where does “Stréch” come from?

Stréch (Luxembourgish) comes from Old High German strih, from Proto-West Germanic *striki, from Proto-Germanic strikiz, from Proto-Indo-European streyg-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ter- — strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to...

Stréch (Luxembourgish): stroke; line

Definitions

  1. stroke; line

Ancestry of “Stréch”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanstrih—
2Proto-West Germanic*strikiline
3Proto-Germanicstrikizline
4Proto-Indo-Europeanstreyg-to strike; to shear
5Proto-Indo-European(s)ter-strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ter- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European streyg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic strikiz →