Where does “verstreben” come from?
verstreben (German) comes from German strebe, 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.
verstreben (German): to strut support or enforce with struts
Definitions
- to strut support or enforce with struts
Ancestry of “verstreben”, step by step
verstreben traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via German strebe
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | strebe | inflection of streben: ## first-person singular... |
| 2 | German | strebēn | to strive |
| 3 | Middle High German | streben | — |
| 4 | Old High German | strëbēn | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *stribēn | to strive |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | stribāną | to strive; exert oneself |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ter(h₁)- | to be stiff; be rigid; exert |
via German en
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | en | — |
via German ver
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | ver | — |