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Where does “stryka” come from?

stryka (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish strȳka, from Old Norse strjúka, from Proto-Germanic streukaną, from Proto-Germanic streuganą.

stryka (Swedish): to strike , to erase, to delete, to remove; to...

Definitions

  1. to strike , to erase, to delete, to remove; to...

Ancestry of “stryka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishstrȳka—
2Old Norsestrjúkato stroke, rut, wipe; to stroke gently; to...
3Proto-Germanicstreukanąto stroke, wipe
4Proto-Germanicstreuganą—

Words derived from “stryka”

  • strykning
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