Where does “zustreben” come from?

zustreben (German) comes from German zū, from Middle High German zuo, from Old High German zuo, from Proto-West Germanic *tō, from Proto-Germanic tō, from Proto-Indo-European de — Emphatic or contrastive particle, and, but;...

zustreben (German): to head to, make for

Definitions

  1. to head to, make for

Ancestry of “zustreben”, step by step

zustreben traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German zū

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanzūto, towards
2Middle High Germanzuoto
3Old High Germanzuoto
4Proto-West Germanic*tō—
5Proto-Germanictōto
6Proto-Indo-EuropeandeEmphatic or contrastive particle, and, but;...

via German strebēn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanstrebēnto strive
2Middle High Germanstreben—
3Old High Germanstrëbēn—
4Proto-West Germanic*stribēnto strive
5Proto-Germanicstribānąto strive; exert oneself
6Proto-Indo-European(s)ter(h₁)-to be stiff; be rigid; exert
Every word from Proto-Indo-European de →Every word from Proto-Germanic tō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *tō →