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Where does “Streife” come from?

Streife (German) comes from Middle High German strīfen, from Old High German strīfo.

Streife (German): patrol

Definitions

  1. patrol

Ancestry of “Streife”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanstrīfen—
2Old High Germanstrīfo—

Words derived from “Streife”

  • štrafta
  • штрафта
Every word from Old High German strīfo →