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Where does “stripless” come from?

stripless (English) comes from English strip, from Middle English strepen, from Old English strīepan, from Proto-Germanic strēpōną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ter(h₁)- — to be stiff; be rigid; exert.

stripless (English): Without the use of paper control strips; Being a...

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  1. Without the use of paper control strips; Being a...

Ancestry of “stripless”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishstripA long, thin piece of land; any long, thin area;...
2Middle Englishstrepento remove the clothes of, undress, strip; to peel...
3Old Englishstrīepanplunder
4Proto-Germanicstrēpōną—
5Proto-Indo-European(s)ter(h₁)-to be stiff; be rigid; exert
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