Where does “stric” come from?

stric (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-West Germanic *strikki, from Proto-Germanic strikkiz, from Proto-Indo-European streyg-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ter- — strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to...

stric (Old Dutch): tie, knot

Definitions

  1. tie, knot

Ancestry of “stric”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*strikki—
2Proto-Germanicstrikkizline; rope
3Proto-Indo-Europeanstreyg-to strike; to shear
4Proto-Indo-European(s)ter-strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to...

Words derived from “stric”

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