Where does “striven” come from?

striven (Middle English) comes from Old French estriver, from Frankish strīban, from Proto-Germanic strībaną, from Proto-Indo-European streybʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European ster- — sterile, infertile.

striven (Middle English): to strive

Definitions

  1. to strive

Ancestry of “striven”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchestriverto compete; to argue; to dispute; to get into an...
2Frankishstrībanto exert, to make an effort
3Proto-Germanicstrībanąto be stiff; stiffen; to exert; make an effort
4Proto-Indo-Europeanstreybʰ-to be stiff
5Proto-Indo-Europeanster-sterile, infertile

Words derived from “striven”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ster- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European streybʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic strībaną →