Where does “strīchen” come from?
strīchen (Middle High German) comes from Old High German strīhhan, from Frankish strīkan, from Proto-Germanic strīkaną, from Proto-Indo-European streyg-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ter- — strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to...
Ancestry of “strīchen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old High German | strīhhan | to smooth, stroke, spread, rub, strike |
| 2 | Frankish | strīkan | to move or pass one thing over another, strike;... |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | strīkaną | to stroke, to rub |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | streyg- | to strike; to shear |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ter- | strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to... |
Words derived from “strīchen”
- streichen
- Striche
- wystrychnąć
- Streichholz
- unterstreichen
- verstreichen
- streichbar
- abstreichen
- Streichinstrument
- Briefstreicher
- Papierstreicher
- streicheln
- durchstreichen
- herausstreichen
- Streichbein
- Streichkäse
- Streichorchester
- Streichholzschachtel
- Streichinstrumentenhersteller
- Abstreichgitter
- Streichelzoo
- Streichhölzlein
- Streichinstrumentenbauer
- sztrecholcek