Where does “straken” come from?

straken (Middle English) comes from Old English strācian, from Proto-West Germanic *straikōn — to stroke, caress.

Ancestry of “straken”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishstrācianto stroke
2Proto-West Germanic*straikōnto stroke, caress
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *straikōn →Every word from Old English strācian →