ENGLISH ROOT WORD: strike "strike." from Old English strican, strac, stricen, strica

【strike】 is a [English Root word(stem)] from the Old English word(s) "strican," "strac," "stricen," and "strica." It carries the basic meaning of "strike." from PIE *strig- "to stroke, rub, press"

[English words in the top 5000 most frequently used containing the root "strike"]

streak ☆[4831] A streak is a long stripe or mark on a surface which contrasts with the surface because it is a different colour.
strike ****[535] When workers strike, they go on strike.
striking **[3883] Something that is striking is very noticeable or unusual.
stroke ***[2484] If someone has a stroke, a blood vessel in their brain bursts or becomes blocked, which may kill them or make them unable to move one side of their body.

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[WORD ROOT]root strike
[VARIATIONS OF ROOT] streak, strik, strike, stroke
[ETYMOLOGY]root (Old English) strican, strac, stricen, strica
[MEANING]root strike

【DETAILs OF ORIGIN(ETYMOLOGY】

• 【Old English】 strican pass lightly over, stroke, smooth, rub; go, move, proceed
• 【Old English】 strac [past tense of strican] stroke
• 【Old English】 stricen [past participle of strican]
• 【Old English】 strica [from Proto-Germanic *strikon-, related to strican] line of motion, stroke of a pen

Please see the Word information in detail as follows;

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streak ☆[4831] noun from streak
【DEFINITION】 A streak is a long stripe or mark on a surface which contrasts with the surface because it is a different colour.
【pl.】 streaks
【SYNONYM】 strain
【ROOTs】 streak(strike); strike
【Etymology】 《Old English strica》 [from Proto-Germanic *strikon-, related to strican] line of motion, stroke of a pen
【First Known Meaning】 line of motion, stroke of a pen)
【DERIVATIVEs】 streaked, streaker, streaklike, streak

strike ★★★★[535] verb from strike
【DEFINITION】 When workers strike, they go on strike.
【Declension/Conjugation】 struck, stricken struck, striking, strikes
【SYNONYM】 chime
【ROOTs】 strike; strike
【Etymology】 《Old English strican》 pass lightly over, stroke, smooth, rub; go, move, proceed
【First Known Meaning】 act of striking
【DERIVATIVEs】 strike, strikeless, stroke

striking ★★[3883] adjective from strike
【DEFINITION】 Something that is striking is very noticeable or unusual.
【SYNONYM】 marked, stunning, notable
【COMPOSITION】 strike + ing
【ROOTs】 ⑴ strik(strike); strike ⑵ ing; adjective suffix
【Etymology】 《Old English strican》 pass lightly over, stroke, smooth, rub; go, move, proceed
【DERIVATIVEs】 strikingly, strikingness, striking

stroke ★★★[2484] noun from strike
【DEFINITION】 If someone has a stroke, a blood vessel in their brain bursts or becomes blocked, which may kill them or make them unable to move one side of their body.
【pl.】 strokes
【ROOTs】 stroke(strike); strike
【Etymology】 《Old English strac》 [past tense of strican] stroke
【First Known Meaning】 act of striking
【DERIVATIVEs】 strike, strikeless, stroke

Other words containing "strike"; streaker, streaklike, strikeless, strikingly, strikingness

(※ Proto-Indo-European (PIE) is the theorized common ancestor of the Indo-European language family. Its proposed features have been derived by linguistic reconstruction from documented Indo-European languages.)

【OTHER ROOTs; 】

strain-
straight, stretch
store
stitute
stinct
stimul
stick
stead
stand
stair

 

 

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