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English word origin

Etymology of strip

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 srí

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Source etymology 1

Original entry ↗
noun

A long, thin piece of land; any long, thin area. · A long, thin piece of any material; any such material collectively. · A comic strip. · A landing strip.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

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”).

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Source etymology 2

Original entry ↗
verb

To remove or take away, often in strips or stripes. · To take off clothing. · To perform a striptease. · To take away something from (someone or something); to plunder; to divest.

noun

The act of removing one's clothes; a striptease. · Denotes a version of a game in which losing players must progressively remove their clothes.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

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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