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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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanstreifento brush, to range; to swipe something
2Middle High Germanstreifen—
3Old High Germanstreifen—
4Proto-Germanicstraipijaną—
Every word from Proto-Germanic straipijaną →