Where does “sträifen” come from?

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

sträifen (Luxembourgish): to brush, to touch lightly

Definitions

  1. to brush, to touch lightly

Ancestry of “sträifen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanstreifen—
2Old High Germanstreifen—
3Proto-Germanicstraipijaną—
Every word from Proto-Germanic straipijaną →Every word from Old High German streifen →Every word from Middle High German streifen →