Where does “strifemaker” come from?
strifemaker (English) comes from English maker, from Middle English maker, 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.
strifemaker (English): A person who causes strife
Definitions
- A person who causes strife
Ancestry of “strifemaker”, step by step
strifemaker traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English maker
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | maker | Someone who makes; a person or thing that makes... |
| 2 | Middle English | maker | God as creator of all; Someone who makes; a... |
| 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 |