Etymology

Hebenstreit

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Today it means: A surname from German. Full definition →

German Hebenstreit
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  1. German · borrowed fromHebenstreit
  2. English todayHebenstreit

Borrowed from German Hebenstreit, a nickname for a quarrelsome person, from heben (“to lift, raise”) + Streit (“quarrel, argument”).

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