stricken

Meaning

strike

Frequency

C2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈstɹɪkən/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle English striken, ystriken, from Old English stricen, ġestricen, from Proto-West Germanic *strikan, from Proto-Germanic *strikanaz, past participle of Proto-Germanic *strīkaną (“to strike”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian strieken, Dutch gestreken, German Low German streken, German gestrichen.

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