Where does “strikk” come from?

strikk (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from German strick, from Middle High German stric, from Old High German stric, from Proto-Indo-European streyg-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ter- — strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to...

strikk (Norwegian Nynorsk): elastic, an elastic cord; a rubber band or...

Definitions

  1. elastic, an elastic cord; a rubber band or...

Ancestry of “strikk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanstricksingular imperative of stricken; first-person...
2Middle High Germanstric—
3Old High Germanstric—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanstreyg-to strike; to shear
5Proto-Indo-European(s)ter-strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to...

Words derived from “strikk”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ter- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European streyg- →Every word from Old High German stric →