Where does “strejka” come from?
strejka (Swedish) comes from Swedish strejk, from English strike, from Middle English stryken, from Old English strīcan, from Frankish strīkan, from Proto-Germanic strīkaną, from Proto-Indo-European streyg-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ter- — strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to...
strejka (Swedish): to go or be on strike, to strike stop working as a protest to achieve better working conditions, or go or be on hunger strike or the like
Definitions
- to go or be on strike, to strike stop working as a protest to achieve better working conditions, or go or be on hunger strike or the like
Ancestry of “strejka”, step by step
strejka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish strejk
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | strejk | strike |
| 2 | English | strike | To delete or cross out; to scratch or eliminate;... |
| 3 | Middle English | stryken | to strike |
| 4 | Old English | strīcan | to stroke, pass lightly over the surface, smooth,... |
| 5 | Frankish | strīkan | to move or pass one thing over another, strike;... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | strīkaną | to stroke, to rub |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | streyg- | to strike; to shear |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ter- | strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to... |
via Swedish a
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | a | from |
| 2 | Swedish | avlopp | a drain; sewage |
| 3 | Swedish | lopp | a race (running competition or (in an extended sense) other speed competition, like in English) |
| 4 | Swedish | löpa | to run along, stretch; to run, to move quickly... |
| 5 | Old Swedish | løpa | to run |
| 6 | Old Norse | hlaupa | to leap, jump, spring |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | hlaupaną | to jump forward, to leap |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | klaup- | — |