Where does “stræbe” come from?

stræbe (Danish) comes from German strebēn, from Middle High German streben, from Old High German strëbēn, from Proto-West Germanic *stribēn, from Proto-Germanic stribāną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ter(h₁)- — to be stiff; be rigid; exert.

stræbe (Danish): to aim, aspire, strive

Definitions

  1. to aim, aspire, strive

Ancestry of “stræbe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanstrebēnto strive
2Middle High Germanstreben—
3Old High Germanstrëbēn—
4Proto-West Germanic*stribēnto strive
5Proto-Germanicstribānąto strive; exert oneself
6Proto-Indo-European(s)ter(h₁)-to be stiff; be rigid; exert

Words derived from “stræbe”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ter(h₁)- →Every word from Proto-Germanic stribāną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *stribēn →
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