Where does “штрик” come from?

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

штрик (Serbo-Croatian): rope, cord

Definitions

  1. rope, cord

Ancestry of “штрик”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanstricksingular imperative of stricken; first-person...
2Middle High Germanstric—
3Old High Germanstric—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanstreyg-to strike; to shear
5Proto-Indo-European(s)ter-strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ter- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European streyg- →Every word from Old High German stric →