strijken

Dutch (Brabantic)

/ˈstrɛi̯kə(n)/

verb
Definitions
  • (intransitive) to stroke
  • (transitive) to iron, press (clothes)
  • (transitive) to lower (sail)

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch striken (stroke, smooth) inherited from Old Dutch *strīcan inherited from Proto-Germanic *strīkaną (stroke, rub, strike, touch) derived from Proto-Indo-European *streyg- (line, stroke, shear, strip, brush, strike, rub, press, cord, stiff, rigid, rope, tight).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*streyg-

Gloss

line, stroke, shear, strip, brush, strike, rub, press, cord, stiff, rigid, rope, tight

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Ontological Category

Person/Thing

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