Where does “strīban” come from?

strīban (Frankish) comes from Proto-Germanic strībaną, from Proto-Indo-European streybʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European ster- — sterile, infertile.

strīban (Frankish): to exert, to make an effort

Definitions

  1. to exert, to make an effort

Ancestry of “strīban”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicstrībanąto be stiff; stiffen; to exert; make an effort
2Proto-Indo-Europeanstreybʰ-to be stiff
3Proto-Indo-Europeanster-sterile, infertile

Words derived from “strīban”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ster- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European streybʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic strībaną →