Strick

Pronunciation: /ʃtʁɪk/

“Strick” is a German word. Its 2 meanings in English:

noun

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

Etymology

From Middle High German stric, from Old High German stric, from Proto-West Germanic *strikk, possibly related to *strang (“severe, strict, strong”), but the appearance of the -kk- would be unexplained. Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *streyg- (“to stroke, shear”), similar to Latin stringo (“to draw tight”). Cognate with Dutch strik and Hunsrik Strick.

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