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), for which see Proto-Germanic *staraz (stiff) for more. (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈstriː.βɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*strībaną

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

Inflection

Conjugation of (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

Descendants

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