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Where does “*strīfo” come from?
*strīfo (Old High German) comes from Proto-West Germanic *strīpō, from Proto-Germanic *strīpô.
Ancestry of “*strīfo”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Proto-West Germanic
*strīpō
strip, band
2
Proto-Germanic
*strīpô
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Words derived from “*strīfo”
strife
strifeful
strifeless
strife-ridden
makestrife
gainstrife
strifemaker
strifemaking
strifemonger
strifelessness
Every word from Proto-Germanic *strīpô →