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

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
Gothic: 𐍃𐍄𐍂𐌹𐌺𐍃 (striks)