Etymograph

English

strikefire

From strike + fire.

A compound of strike + fire

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

Proto-Indo-European *péh₂wr̥

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Proto-Germanic *fuïr

Proto-West Germanic *fuir

Old English fȳr ‘fire’

Middle English fyr

English fire

Today it means

noun Alcoholic liquor.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / strikefire