Where does “striveth” come from?
striveth (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.
striveth (English): third-person singular simple present indicative...
Definitions
- third-person singular simple present indicative...
Ancestry of “striveth”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 |