Where does “strāc” come from?

strāc (Old English) comes from Scots straik, from Proto-Germanic straikaz, from Proto-Indo-European streyg-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ter- — strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to...

strāc (Old English): stroke

Definitions

  1. stroke

Ancestry of “strāc”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ScotsstraikA stroke, a blow; To stroke
2Proto-GermanicstraikazA stroke, line, dash
3Proto-Indo-Europeanstreyg-to strike; to shear
4Proto-Indo-European(s)ter-strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to...

Words derived from “strāc”

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