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Where does “streven” come from?

streven (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch strēven, from Old Dutch strivon, from Proto-Germanic stribōną.

streven (Dutch): to strive; to study hard; to move

Definitions

  1. to strive; to study hard; to move

Ancestry of “streven”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchstrēven—
2Old Dutchstrivon—
3Proto-Germanicstribōną—

Words derived from “streven”

  • nastreven
  • tegenstrever
  • tegenstreven
Every word from Proto-Germanic stribōną →