An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Striegel

by Friedrich Kluge

Striegel, m., ‘currycomb,’ from the equiv. MidHG. strigel, OHG. strigil, m.; to this striegeln, ‘to comb,’ from the equiv. MidHG. strigelen, is allied. The word is borrowed from Lat. strĭgĭlis, ‘scraper (used by bathers), flesh-brush’ (Ital. stregghia, streglia, Fr. étrille, ‘currycomb’). It is scarcely related directly to streichen (Aryan root strik, strig).