Where does “strivest” come from?
strivest (English) comes from English strive, from Middle English striven, from Old French estriver, from Frankish strīban, from Proto-Germanic strībaną, from Proto-Indo-European streybʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European ster- — sterile, infertile.
strivest (English): second-person singular simple present form of...
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Ancestry of “strivest”, step by step
strivest traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English strive
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | strive | To try to achieve a result; to make strenuous... |
| 2 | Middle English | striven | to strive |
| 3 | Old French | estriver | to compete; to argue; to dispute; to get into an... |
| 4 | Frankish | strīban | to exert, to make an effort |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | strībaną | to be stiff; stiffen; to exert; make an effort |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | streybʰ- | to be stiff |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ster- | sterile, infertile |
via English Est
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Est | established |
| 2 | Middle English | este | grace, est, favour; pleasure, enjoyment, fun;... |
| 3 | Old English | ēst | will, consent, favour, grace, liberality,... |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *ansti | favour |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | anstiz | favour, affection |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | unnaną | to grant, bestow |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ān- | to notice; face, mouth |