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Where does “stric” come from?

stric (Old High German) comes from Proto-Indo-European streyg-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ter- — strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to...

Ancestry of “stric”, step by step

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

Words derived from “stric”

  • strick
  • Verstrickung
  • verstricken
  • Strick
  • stricken
  • štrikati
  • štrik
  • штрик
  • strikk
  • hårstrikk
  • gummistrikk
  • hårstrikk
  • strikk
  • gummistrikk
  • stric
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