Etymology

strife

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Today it means: Striving; earnest endeavor; hard work. Full definition →

Middle English strif ← Old French estrif ← Frankish *strīban
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  1. Frankish · derived from*strīban
  2. Old French · derived fromestrif
  3. Middle English · inherited fromstrif
  4. English todaystrife

From Middle English strif, stryf, striffe, from Old French estrif, noun derived from estriver, from Frankish *strīban; compare Dutch strijven. More at strive.

Words from the same roots

Frankish*strīban all →

strive

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