Where does “Streifzug” come from?

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

Streifzug (German): ramble

Definitions

  1. ramble

Ancestry of “Streifzug”, step by step

Streifzug 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 zug

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanzugprocession
2Middle High Germanzuc—
3Proto-Germanictugiza drawing, tug, pull
4Proto-Indo-Europeandewk-to pull, to draw; to lead
Every word from Proto-Germanic straipijaną →Every word from Old High German streifen →Every word from Middle High German streifen →