Where does “estriver” come from?

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

estriver (Old French): to compete; to argue; to dispute; to get into an...

Definitions

  1. to compete; to argue; to dispute; to get into an...

Ancestry of “estriver”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frankishstrībanto exert, to make an effort
2Proto-Germanicstrībanąto be stiff; stiffen; to exert; make an effort
3Proto-Indo-Europeanstreybʰ-to be stiff
4Proto-Indo-Europeanster-sterile, infertile

Words derived from “estriver”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ster- →