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Where does “strip” come from?

Strip comes from Old English strīepan, whose original meaning is not documented.

strip (English): A long, thin piece of land; any long, thin area;...

Definitions

  1. A long, thin piece of land; any long, thin area;...

Ancestry of “strip”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishstrepento remove the clothes of, undress, strip; to peel...
2Old Englishstrīepanplunder
3Proto-Germanicstrēpōną—
4Proto-Indo-European(s)ter(h₁)-to be stiff; be rigid; exert

Words derived from “strip”

  • stripper
  • airstrip
  • outstrip
  • microstrip
  • stript
  • striptease
  • filmstrip
  • stripline
  • weatherstrip
  • strippable
  • dragstrip
  • stripdown
  • striplight
  • strippergram
  • striplike
  • strippeth
  • multistrip
  • strippy
  • unstrip
  • strippest
  • stripboard
  • stripwise
  • interstrip
  • striploin
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