Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/stribāną

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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 *(s)ter(h₁)- (to be stiff; be rigid; exert).

Verb

*stribāną

  1. to strive; exert oneself

Inflection

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *stribēn (see there for further descendants)