Etymograph

English

strikelist

Blend of strike + cyclist.

A blend of strike + cyclist

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

noun A person who travels by bicycle because public transport is disrupted by industrial action.

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

Etymograph / strikelist