Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/straik

This Proto-West 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- (“stroke”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈstrɑi̯.kɑz/

Noun

*straik m

1. A stroke, line, dash

Inflection

consonant stemDeclension of *straik (consonant stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*straik	*strajiz
vocative	*strai	*strajiz
accusative	*strajų	*straiwnz
genitive	*strajiz	*strajǫ̂
dative	*straji	*straiwmaz
instrumental	*strajē	*straiwmiz

Derived terms

• *straikōną

Related terms

• *strīkaną
• *strikiz

Descendants

• Old English: *strāc
  • Middle English: strak, strake, strok, stroke, strooke
    • Scots: strak, strake, straik
    • English: strake, stroke
• Old Frisian: *strāk, *strēk
  • Saterland Frisian: Striek
  • West Frisian: streek
• Old Saxon: *strēk
  • Middle Low German: strêk
    • German Low German: Streek (possible merger with descendant of *strikiz)
• Old High German: *streih
  • Middle High German: streich
    • German: Streich
    • Luxembourgish: Streech