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Where does “strībaną” come from?

strībaną (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European streybʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European ster- — sterile, infertile.

strībaną (Proto-Germanic): to be stiff; stiffen; to exert; make an effort

Definitions

  1. to be stiff; stiffen; to exert; make an effort

Ancestry of “strībaną”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanstreybʰ-to be stiff
2Proto-Indo-Europeanster-sterile, infertile

Words derived from “strībaną”

  • strive
  • strife
  • striven
  • striveth
  • striver
  • strivest
  • strifeful
  • strifeless
  • gainstrive
  • restrive
  • makestrife
  • gainstriving
  • gainstrife
  • strife-ridden
  • étriver
  • strif
  • stryf
  • striffe
  • striven
  • estrif
  • estriver
  • strīban
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