Where does “toolstrip” come from?

toolstrip (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.

toolstrip (English): A toolbar capable of displaying buttons and other...

Definitions

  1. A toolbar capable of displaying buttons and other...

Ancestry of “toolstrip”, step by step

toolstrip traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English strip

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

via English tool

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtoolA mechanical device intended to make a task...
2Middle EnglishtoolA tool, implement, or instrument; A instrument of...
3Old Englishtōltool, implement, instrument
4Proto-Germanictōlątool
5Proto-Indo-Europeandewh₂-to fit
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ter(h₁)-Every word from Proto-Germanic strēpōnąEvery word from Old English strīepan