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Where does “strēven” come from?

strēven (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch strivon, from Proto-Germanic stribōną.

Ancestry of “strēven”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchstrivon—
2Proto-Germanicstribōną—

Words derived from “strēven”

  • nastreven
  • tegenstrever
  • streven
  • tegenstreven
Every word from Proto-Germanic stribōną →