Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/strīkaną

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Indo-European *streyg- (to stroke, rub, press). Compare also *streukaną.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈstriː.kɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb edit

*strīkaną[1][2]

  1. to stroke, to rub

Inflection edit

Related terms edit

Descendants edit

References edit

  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*strīkan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 485
  2. ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*strīk(w)anan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 382