Where does “strec” come from?
strec (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch stric, from Proto-West Germanic *strikki, from Proto-Germanic strikkiz, from Proto-Indo-European streyg-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ter- — strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to...
Ancestry of “strec”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Dutch | stric | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | *strikki | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | strikkiz | line; rope |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | streyg- | to strike; to shear |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ter- | strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to... |
Words derived from “strec”