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Where does “Streifen” come from?

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

Streifen (German): stripe; strip; band

Definitions

  1. stripe; strip; band

Ancestry of “Streifen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanstrīfen—
2Old High Germanstrīfo—

Words derived from “Streifen”

  • Lochstreifen
  • Streifzug
  • Gazastreifen
  • Nadelstreifen
  • Zebrastreifen
  • strefa
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