English
after-stroke
After-stroke comes from Middle English after-stroke.
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500after-stroke
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500after-stroke
- Englishtodaysame form
Proto-Indo-European *streyg- ‘to rub, stroke’
Proto-Germanic *straikaz
Proto-West Germanic *straik ‘stroke, line, dash’
Old English strāc
Middle English strok ‘blow from a weapon, cut’
English stroke
Every English word from Middle English after-stroke
Today it means
noun —
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Middle English after-stroke / after-stroke