Where does “stripper” come from?
stripper (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål strippe, from English strip, from Middle English strepen, from Old English strīepan, from Proto-Germanic strēpōną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ter(h₁)- — to be stiff; be rigid; exert.
stripper (Norwegian Bokmål): a stripper; present of strippe
Definitions
- a stripper; present of strippe
Ancestry of “stripper”, step by step
stripper traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål strippe
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | strippe | to strip |
| 2 | English | strip | A long, thin piece of land; any long, thin area;... |
| 3 | Middle English | strepen | to remove the clothes of, undress, strip; to peel... |
| 4 | Old English | strīepan | plunder |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | strēpōną | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ter(h₁)- | to be stiff; be rigid; exert |
via Norwegian Bokmål er
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | er | present of være |