Where does “strīcan” come from?

strīcan (Old English) comes from Frankish strīkan, from Proto-Germanic strīkaną, from Proto-Indo-European streyg-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ter- — strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to...

strīcan (Old English): to stroke, pass lightly over the surface, smooth,...

Definitions

  1. to stroke, pass lightly over the surface, smooth,...

Ancestry of “strīcan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frankishstrīkanto move or pass one thing over another, strike;...
2Proto-Germanicstrīkanąto stroke, to rub
3Proto-Indo-Europeanstreyg-to strike; to shear
4Proto-Indo-European(s)ter-strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to...

Words derived from “strīcan”

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