Where does “strive” come from?
Strive comes from Middle English striven, from Old French estriver, from Old French estrif, from Frankish strīban and strīd, from Proto-Germanic strīdō, from Proto-Indo-European ster-.
strive (English): To try to achieve a result; to make strenuous...
Definitions
- To try to achieve a result; to make strenuous...
Ancestry of “strive”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | striven | to strive |
| 2 | Old French | estriver | to compete; to argue; to dispute; to get into an... |
| 3 | Frankish | strīban | to exert, to make an effort |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | strībaną | to be stiff; stiffen; to exert; make an effort |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | streybʰ- | to be stiff |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ster- | sterile, infertile |
Words derived from “strive”