Where does “striken” come from?

striken (Middle English) comes from Old English stricen, from Proto-Germanic strikanaz, from Proto-Germanic strīkaną, from Proto-Indo-European streyg-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ter- — strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to...

Ancestry of “striken”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishstricen—
2Proto-Germanicstrikanaz—
3Proto-Germanicstrīkanąto stroke, to rub
4Proto-Indo-Europeanstreyg-to strike; to shear
5Proto-Indo-European(s)ter-strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to...

Words derived from “striken”

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