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Where does “stryke” come from?

stryke (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse strjúka, from Proto-Germanic streukaną, from Proto-Germanic streuganą.

stryke (Norwegian Bokmål): to iron; to stroke, brush, pat, smooth; to coat,...

Definitions

  1. to iron; to stroke, brush, pat, smooth; to coat,...

Ancestry of “stryke”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsestrjúkato stroke, rut, wipe; to stroke gently; to...
2Proto-Germanicstreukanąto stroke, wipe
3Proto-Germanicstreuganą—

Words derived from “stryke”

  • strykejern
  • stryker
  • strykekvartett
  • stryking
  • strykeinstrument
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