Etymology

strip

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Today it means: A long, thin piece of land; any long, thin area. Full definition →

Middle Low German strippe ← Proto-Germanic *strīpaną
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strip · noun1

  1. Proto-Germanic · derived from*strīpaną
  2. Middle Low German · derived fromstrippe
  3. English todaystrip

From alteration of stripe or from Middle Low German strippe, of uncertain ultimate origin, perhaps derived from a lost strong verb Proto-Germanic *strīpaną, with no clear cognates outside of Germanic except for Irish sríab (“line, stripe”).

strip · verb, noun2

  1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*(s)ter(h₁)-“to be stiff; be rigid; exert”
  2. Proto-Germanic · derived from*strēpōną
  3. Old English · inherited fromstrīepan“plunder”
  4. Middle English · inherited fromstrepen
  5. English todaystrip

From Middle English strepen, strippen, from Old English strīepan (“plunder”), from Proto-Germanic *strēpōną, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ter(h₁)- (“to be stiff; be rigid; exert”). Probably related to German Strafe (“deprivation, fine, punishment”).

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