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Where does “штрих” come from?

штрих (Serbo-Croatian) comes from German strich, from Middle High German strich, from Old High German strih, from Proto-West Germanic *striki, from Proto-Germanic strikiz, from Proto-Indo-European streyg-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ter- — strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to...

штрих (Serbo-Croatian): trail of a short stroke left as a mark by a...

Definitions

  1. trail of a short stroke left as a mark by a...

Ancestry of “штрих”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanstrichfirst/third-person singular preterite of...
2Middle High Germanstrich—
3Old High Germanstrih—
4Proto-West Germanic*striki—
5Proto-Germanicstrikizline
6Proto-Indo-Europeanstreyg-to strike; to shear
7Proto-Indo-European(s)ter-strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to...

Words derived from “штрих”

  • штрихерица
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