Where does “strack” come from?

strack (Scots) comes from Old English stræc, from Proto-Germanic straką, from Proto-Indo-European streg-.

strack (Scots): strict

Definitions

  1. strict

Ancestry of “strack”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishstræcstrict, severe, firm, rigorous, stern, hard;...
2Proto-Germanicstraką—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanstreg-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European streg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic straką →Every word from Old English stræc →