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Where does “stricen” come from?

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

Ancestry of “stricen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicstrikanaz—
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 “stricen”

  • strike
  • striking
  • stricken
  • strikingly
  • trickle
  • striker
  • awestricken
  • terrorstricken
  • strikethrough
  • striketh
  • counterstrike
  • restrike
  • strikebreaking
  • trickledown
  • strick
  • airstrike
  • strikebreaker
  • strickle
  • strikest
  • heartstricken
  • thunderstricken
  • unstricken
  • prestrike
  • footstrike
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