Where does “strake” come from?

strake (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...

strake (Middle English): Alternative form of stroke; Alternative form of...

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of stroke; Alternative form of...

Ancestry of “strake”, step by step

strake traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English strāc

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...

via Old English *straca

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old English*straca—
2Proto-West Germanic*strakō—
3Proto-Germanic*strakaz—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanstreg-—

Words derived from “strake”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ter- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European streyg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic straikaz →