Where does “stræc” come from?
stræc (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic straką, from Proto-Indo-European streg-.
stræc (Old English): strict, severe, firm, rigorous, stern, hard;...
Definitions
- strict, severe, firm, rigorous, stern, hard;...
Ancestry of “stræc”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | straką | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | streg- | — |