Where does “strävpelare” come from?

strävpelare (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.

strävpelare (Swedish): a flying buttress

Definitions

  1. a flying buttress

Ancestry of “strävpelare”, step by step

strävpelare 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 pelare

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishpelarepillar
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ter(h₁)-Every word from Proto-Germanic stribānąEvery word from Proto-West Germanic *stribēn