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

Conjugation of *strībaną (strong class 1)

	active voice			passive voice
present tense	indicative	subjunctive	imperative	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*strībō	*strībaų	—	*strībai	?
2nd singular	*strībizi	*strībaiz	*strīb	*strībazai	*strībaizau
3rd singular	*strībidi	*strībai	*strībadau	*strībadai	*strībaidau
1st dual	*strībōz	*strībaiw	—	—	—
2nd dual	*strībadiz	*strībaidiz	*strībadiz	—	—
1st plural	*strībamaz	*strībaim	—	*strībandai	*strībaindau
2nd plural	*strībid	*strībaid	*strībid	*strībandai	*strībaindau
3rd plural	*strībandi	*strībain	*strībandau	*strībandai	*strībaindau
past tense	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*straib	*stribį̄
2nd singular	*straift	*stribīz
3rd singular	*straib	*stribī
1st dual	*stribū	*stribīw
2nd dual	*stribudiz	*stribīdiz
1st plural	*stribum	*stribīm
2nd plural	*stribud	*stribīd
3rd plural	*stribun	*stribīn
	present	past
participles	*strībandz	*stribanaz

Derived terms

• *stribāną

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *strīban
  • Old Dutch: *strīvan
    • Middle Dutch: *striven
      • Dutch: strijven
  • Old High German: *strīban
    • Middle High German: strīben
  • → Old French: estriver
    • French: étriver
    • → Middle English: striven, strive, striwen, strife, striffe
      • English: strive
      • Yola: streu (preterite)