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Where does “strøk” come from?

strøk (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk stryka, from Old Norse strjúka, from Proto-Germanic streukaną, from Proto-Germanic streuganą.

strøk (Norwegian Nynorsk): a stroke; an area, part; a neighbourhood, part of...

Definitions

  1. a stroke; an area, part; a neighbourhood, part of...

Ancestry of “strøk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskstrykato stroke; to iron; to coat
2Old Norsestrjúkato stroke, rut, wipe; to stroke gently; to...
3Proto-Germanicstreukanąto stroke, wipe
4Proto-Germanicstreuganą—
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