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Where does “*stribēn” come from?

*stribēn (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic stribāną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ter(h₁)- — to be stiff; be rigid; exert.

Ancestry of “*stribēn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicstribānąto strive; exert oneself
2Proto-Indo-European(s)ter(h₁)-to be stiff; be rigid; exert
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