Where does “Querstreifen” come from?

Querstreifen (German) comes from German streifen, from Middle High German streifen, from Old High German streifen, from Proto-Germanic straipijaną.

Querstreifen (German): horizontal stripe

Definitions

  1. horizontal stripe

Ancestry of “Querstreifen”, step by step

Querstreifen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German streifen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanstreifento brush, to range; to swipe something
2Middle High Germanstreifen—
3Old High Germanstreifen—
4Proto-Germanicstraipijaną—

via German quer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanquercrosswise, cross; crosswise, across
Every word from Proto-Germanic straipijaną →Every word from Old High German streifen →Every word from Middle High German streifen →