Where does “Standstreifen” come from?

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

Standstreifen (German): hard shoulder

Definitions

  1. hard shoulder

Ancestry of “Standstreifen”, step by step

Standstreifen 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 stand

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanstandfirst/third-person singular preterite of stehen
Every word from Proto-Germanic straipijaną →Every word from Old High German streifen →Every word from Middle High German streifen →