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Where does “strica” come from?

strica (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic strikiz, from Proto-Indo-European streyg-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ter- — strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to...

Ancestry of “strica”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicstrikizline
2Proto-Indo-Europeanstreyg-to strike; to shear
3Proto-Indo-European(s)ter-strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to...

Words derived from “strica”

  • streak
  • streaking
  • streaky
  • streaker
  • streakiness
  • hairstreak
  • streakline
  • paystreak
  • streakily
  • redstreak
  • streaklike
  • restreak
  • streakless
  • killstreak
  • bestreak
  • streaken
  • scorestreak
  • ストリーキング
  • streke
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