Where does “bestreben” come from?
bestreben (German) comes from German strebēn, from Middle High German streben, from Old High German strëbēn, from Proto-West Germanic *stribēn, from Proto-Germanic stribāną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ter(h₁)- — to be stiff; be rigid; exert.
bestreben (German): to endeavor, to be eager
Ancestry of “bestreben”, step by step