Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/strikiz

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *streyg- (“line, stroke, dash”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈstri.kiz/

Noun

*strikiz m

1. line

Inflection

i-stemDeclension of *strikiz (i-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*strikiz	*strikīz
vocative	*striki	*strikīz
accusative	*strikį	*strikinz
genitive	*strikīz	*strikjǫ̂
dative	*strikī	*strikimaz
instrumental	*strikī	*strikimiz

Related terms

• *strīkaną
• *straikaz

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *striki
  • Old English: strica
    • Middle English: streke
      • English: streak
      • Scots: strik, straik
  • Old Frisian: strike
    • North Frisian: strijck
    • Saterland Frisian: Striek
    • West Frisian: streek
  • Old Saxon: *striki
    • Middle Low German: streke
      • Low German: streek
      • → Danish: streg
      • → Swedish: streck
      • → Icelandic: stryk, strykr
  • Old Dutch: *striki
    • Middle Dutch: strēke
      • Dutch: streek
        • Afrikaans: streek
  • Old High German: strih
    • Middle High German: strich
      • German: Strich
        • → Russian: штрих (štrix)
      • Luxembourgish: Stréch, Strach
• Gothic: 𐍃𐍄𐍂𐌹𐌺𐍃 (striks)