Where does “strak” come from?

strak (Middle English) comes from Old English strāc, from Scots straik, from Proto-Germanic straikaz, from Proto-Indo-European streyg-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ter- — strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to...

strak (Middle English): Alternative form of stroke

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of stroke

Ancestry of “strak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishstrācstroke
2ScotsstraikA stroke, a blow; To stroke
3Proto-GermanicstraikazA stroke, line, dash
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 straikaz →