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Where does “entgegenstreben” come from?

entgegenstreben (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.

entgegenstreben (German): to strive towards a certain direction; to...

Definitions

  1. to strive towards a certain direction; to...

Ancestry of “entgegenstreben”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanstrebēn—
2Middle High Germanstreben—
3Old High Germanstrëbēn—
4Proto-West Germanic*stribēn—
5Proto-Germanicstribānąto strive; exert oneself
6Proto-Indo-European(s)ter(h₁)-to be stiff; be rigid; exert
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