Where does “streifen” come from?

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

streifen (German): to brush, to range; to swipe something

Definitions

  1. to brush, to range; to swipe something

Ancestry of “streifen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanstreifen
2Old High Germanstreifen
3Proto-Germanicstraipijaną

Words derived from “streifen

Every word from Proto-Germanic straipijanąEvery word from Old High German streifenEvery word from Middle High German streifen