Where does “stryd” come from?
stryd (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch strijd, from Middle Dutch strijt, from Old Dutch strīt, from Proto-Germanic strīdaz — battle, fight.
stryd (Afrikaans): struggle; game
Ancestry of “stryd”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Dutch | strijd | fight; battle; conflict |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | strijt | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | strīt | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | strīdaz | battle, fight |