Strick

From Middle High German stric, from Old High German stric, from Proto-West Germanic *strikk, possibly related to *strang (“severe, strict, strong”), but the disappearance of the -n- and appearance of the -kk- would be unexplained. Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *streyg- (“to stroke, shear”), similar to Latin stringo (“I draw tight”). Cognate with Dutch strik and Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value).

• IPA^(key): /ʃtʁɪk/
• Rhymes: -ɪk

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Strick m (strong, genitive Strickes or Stricks, plural Stricke, diminutive Strickchen n)

1. fairly short rope or cord, usually for binding something
2. (especially) the rope used in hanging somebody (often for English noose, but referring to the rope, not the loop, which is Schlinge)

   Synonym: Galgenstrick

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• alle Stricke reißen
• einen Strick drehen
• sich den Strick nehmen
• Galgenstrick

• “Strick” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Strick (Schlinge, Schnur, Kerl)” in Duden online

From Middle High German stric, from Old High German stric, from Proto-West Germanic *strikk, possibly related to *strang (“severe, strict, strong”), but the disappearance of the -n- and appearance of the -kk- would be unexplained. Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *streyg- (“to stroke, shear”), similar to Latin stringo (“I draw tight”). Cognate with Dutch strik and Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value).

• IPA^(key): /ʃtrik/

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

1. cord

• Online Hunsrik Dictionary