Where does “makestrife” come from?
makestrife (English) comes from English make, from Middle English make, from Middle English maken, from Old English macian, from Emilian mâcia, from Latin Macula, from Proto-Indo-European smh₁-tleh₂, from Proto-Indo-European smeh₁- — smear, rub.
makestrife (English): One who excites contentions and quarrels;...
Definitions
- One who excites contentions and quarrels;...
Ancestry of “makestrife”, step by step
makestrife traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English make
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | make | To create; To behave, to act; To tend; to... |
| 2 | Middle English | make | Alternative form of maken; easy |
| 3 | Middle English | maken | To make or create; to have something made |
| 4 | Old English | macian | to make |
| 5 | Emilian | mâcia | spot, stain |
| 6 | Latin | Macula | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | smh₁-tleh₂ | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | smeh₁- | smear, rub |
via English strife
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | strife | Striving; earnest endeavor; hard work; Exertion... |
| 2 | Middle English | strif | conflict; dispute |
| 3 | Old French | estrif | quarrel; dispute |
| 4 | Old French | estriver | to compete; to argue; to dispute; to get into an... |
| 5 | Frankish | strīban | to exert, to make an effort |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | strībaną | to be stiff; stiffen; to exert; make an effort |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | streybʰ- | to be stiff |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ster- | sterile, infertile |