Where does “stroken” come from?

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

stroken (Middle English): To stroke; to touch lightly

Definitions

  1. To stroke; to touch lightly

Ancestry of “stroken”, 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 →