English
February strike
From February + strike, a calque of Dutch Februaristaking.
A compound of February + strike
Latin Februa ‘the Purgings, the Purifications’
Latin Februārius ‘the month of the Februa’
Middle English Februarie
English February
Proto-Indo-European *streyg- ‘to stroke’
Proto-Germanic *strīkaną ‘to stroke’
Proto-West Germanic *strīkan ‘to stroke’
Old English strīcan ‘to pass lightly over’
Middle English stryken ‘to strike’
English strike
Today it means
name A general strike in the German-occupied Netherlands in 1941, during World War II.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / February strike