Where does “striptease” come from?
Striptease derives from English strip, from Old English strīepan, from Proto-West Germanic taisijan, meaning to tear or pull apart.
striptease (English): The act of slowly taking off one's clothes to...
Definitions
- The act of slowly taking off one's clothes to...
Ancestry of “striptease”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | strip | A long, thin piece of land; any long, thin area;... |
| 2 | Middle English | strepen | to remove the clothes of, undress, strip; to peel... |
| 3 | Old English | strīepan | plunder |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | strēpōną | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ter(h₁)- | to be stiff; be rigid; exert |
Words derived from “striptease”