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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/strībaną

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *streybʰ- (to be stiff), from *ster- (rigid; stiff).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈstriː.βɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*strībaną

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

Inflection

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *strīban
    • Old Dutch: *strīvan
      • Middle Dutch: *striven
        • Dutch: strijven
    • Old High German: *strīban
      • Middle High German: strīben
    • Old French: estriver
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