Where does “strīcan” come from?

strīcan (Old Dutch) comes 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...

strīcan (Old Dutch): to stroke

Definitions

  1. to stroke

Ancestry of “strīcan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frankishstrīkanto move or pass one thing over another, strike;...
2Proto-Germanicstrīkanąto stroke, to rub
3Proto-Indo-Europeanstreyg-to strike; to shear
4Proto-Indo-European(s)ter-strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to...

Words derived from “strīcan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ter- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European streyg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic strīkaną →
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