English
strake
Strake comes from Old English strācian ‘to stroke’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *streyg-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*streyg-1‘stroke’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*straikaz1reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*straik2‘stroke’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*straikōn3‘to stroke, caress’reconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150strācian4as *straca‘to stroke’reconstructed
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500strake4
- Englishearliest quotation 1590strake4
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
- 1 Wiktionary, Proto-West Germanic *straik
- 2 Wiktionary, Proto-West Germanic *straikōn
- 3 Wiktionary, Old English stracian
- 4 Wiktionary, English strake
- Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 1590, Edmund Spenser, Book II, Canto IV: “His burning eyen, whom bloody strakes did staine”.
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*streyg-Wiktionary, Proto-West Germanic *straik‘stroke’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*straikazWiktionary, Proto-West Germanic *straikreconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*straikWiktionary, Proto-West Germanic *straikōn‘stroke’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*straikōnWiktionary, Old English stracian‘to stroke, caress’reconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150strācianWiktionary, English strakeas *straca‘to stroke’reconstructed
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500strakeWiktionary, English strake
- Englishearliest quotation 1590strakeWiktionary, English strake. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 1590, Edmund Spenser, Book II, Canto IV: “His burning eyen, whom bloody strakes did staine”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *streyg- ‘stroke’
strike, distress, streak, restraint, stringent, stricken, stricture, 6 more
through Old English strācian ‘to stroke’
Today it means
noun An iron fitting of a traditional wooden wheel, such as a hub component or bearing (e.g., box, bushel), a cleat, or a rim covering.
Sources
Sources: Wiktionary, “strake”; the older steps come from the Wiktionary entries for Proto-West Germanic *straik, Proto-West Germanic *straikōn, Old English stracian. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *streyg- / strake