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—
Every word from Old High German strīfo →Every word from Middle High German strīfen →