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

Definitions

  1. struggle; game

Ancestry of “stryd”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchstrijdfight; battle; conflict
2Middle Dutchstrijt—
3Old Dutchstrīt—
4Proto-Germanicstrīdazbattle, fight
Every word from Proto-Germanic strīdaz →Every word from Old Dutch strīt →Every word from Middle Dutch strijt →