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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”

  • stroke
  • stroking
  • sunstroke
  • keystroke
  • backstroke
  • upstroke
  • brushstroke
  • masterstroke
  • breaststroke
  • downstroke
  • poststroke
  • counterstroke
  • stroker
  • outstroke
  • sidestroke
  • strokelike
  • instroke
  • midstroke
  • groundstroke
  • ministroke
  • prestroke
  • breaststroker
  • penstroke
  • backstroker
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