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
Ancestry of “штрик”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | strick | singular imperative of stricken; first-person... |
| 2 | Middle High German | stric | — |
| 3 | Old High German | stric | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | streyg- | to strike; to shear |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ter- | strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to... |