Where does “motsträvig” come from?

motsträvig (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.

motsträvig (Swedish): putting up resistance due to unwillingness to cooperate or go along with something; recalcitrant, uncooperative, stubborn

Definitions

  1. putting up resistance due to unwillingness to cooperate or go along with something; recalcitrant, uncooperative, stubborn

Ancestry of “motsträvig”, step by step

motsträvig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish sträva

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsträvaa diagonal beam; to strive
2Germanstrebēnto strive
3Middle High Germanstreben—
4Old High Germanstrëbēn—
5Proto-West Germanic*stribēnto strive
6Proto-Germanicstribānąto strive; exert oneself
7Proto-Indo-European(s)ter(h₁)-to be stiff; be rigid; exert

via Swedish mot

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishmotinterchange; a large junction where two or more...
2Old Norsemótmeeting; town-meeting; joint, juncture
3Proto-Germanicmōtąmeeting
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₂d-to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,...

Words derived from “motsträvig”

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