Where does “eftersträva” come from?
eftersträva (Swedish) comes from Swedish sträva, from German strebēn, from Middle High German streben, from Old High German strëbēn, from Proto-West Germanic *stribēn, from Proto-Germanic stribāną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ter(h₁)- — to be stiff; be rigid; exert.
eftersträva (Swedish): to desire
Definitions
- to desire
Ancestry of “eftersträva”, step by step
eftersträva traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish sträva
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | sträva | a diagonal beam; to strive |
| 2 | German | strebēn | to strive |
| 3 | Middle High German | streben | — |
| 4 | Old High German | strëbēn | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *stribēn | to strive |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | stribāną | to strive; exert oneself |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ter(h₁)- | to be stiff; be rigid; exert |
via Swedish efter
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | efter | after; subsequent; later in time than "or" later... |
| 2 | Old Norse | eptir | after; afterwards; along |
| 3 | Proto-Norse | ᚨᚠᛏᛖᚱ | after |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | after | after, behind |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂epoteros | further behind, further away |