streben
German (Berlin)
/ˈʃtʁeːbən/
verb-weak
Definitions
- To strive
- To aspire
Etymology
Inherited from Middle High German streben inherited from Old High German strebēn inherited from Proto-Germanic *stribāną.
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*stribāną
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- anstreben German
- anstrebenswert German
- auseinander German
- auseinanderstreben German
- bestreben German
- emporstreben German
- entgegenstreben German
- erstreben German
- widerstreben German
- zusammenstreben German
- zustreben German
- *stribāną Proto-Germanic
- stræbe Danish
- strebi Esperanto
- strebēn Old High German
- streben Middle High German
- zuostreben Middle High German
- striewen Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- שטרעבן Yiddish
- streven Middle Low German