Proto-Germanic

*strīkaną

‘to stroke, to rub’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-Germanic *strīkaną.

2 English words in this record descend from Proto-Germanic *strīkaną, most familiar first.

• strike ← stryken ← strīcan ← *strīkan
• stricken ← striken ← stricen ← *strikan ← *strikanaz

Etymograph / Proto-Germanic *strīkaną