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
- A long, thin piece of land; any long, thin area;...
Ancestry of “strip”, step by step
strip traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle English strepen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | strepen | to remove the clothes of, undress, strip; to peel... |
| 2 | Old English | strīepan | plunder |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | strēpōną | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ter(h₁)- | to be stiff; be rigid; exert |
via English stripe
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | stripe | A long, relatively straight region of a single... |