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==Etymology==
− It is Middle English strike, streke, [[inh|ang|strica|t=line of motion, stroke of a pen, mark]],^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(Hoad 1986) related to strīcan, to pass over lightly (see [[strike]]),^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline) from Proto-Germanic *strikōn,^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline) source also of Dutch streek, German [[m|de|Strich]] and Gothic striks, a stroke, line,^(Etymonline)^(Barnhart 1988)^(Hoad 1986) said to be from PIE *strig-, to stroke, rub, press.^(Etymonline)
+ It is Middle English strike, streke, [[inh|ang|strica|t=line of motion, stroke of a pen, mark]],^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(Hoad 1986) related to strīcan, to pass over lightly (see [[strike]]),^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline) from [[gem-pro|*strikōn]],^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline) source also of [[nl|streek]], German [[m|de|Strich]] and Gothic striks, a stroke, line,^(Etymonline)^(Barnhart 1988)^(Hoad 1986) said to be from [[ine-pro|*strig-]], to stroke, rub, press.^(Etymonline)
==Earliest recorded meaning==