Where does “forfatningsstridig” come from?

forfatningsstridig (Danish) comes from Danish stridig, from Danish strid, from Old Danish strith, from Old Norse stríð, from Proto-Germanic strīdaz — battle, fight.

forfatningsstridig (Danish): unconstitutional, conflicting with a constitution

Definitions

  1. unconstitutional, conflicting with a constitution

Ancestry of “forfatningsstridig”, step by step

forfatningsstridig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish stridig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishstridigconfrontational, given to conflict
2Danishstridrough; rapid; stiff
3Old Danishstrith
4Old Norsestríðinflection of stríðr: ## positive degree strong...
5Proto-Germanicstrīdazbattle, fight

via Danish forfatning

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishforfatningconstitution
2Norwegian Bokmålforfatteto compose, write, author
3Norwegian Bokmålfor-previous, before, first, pre-; extremely;...
4Middle Low Germanvorvatento compose, write
Every word from Proto-Germanic strīdazEvery word from Old Norse stríðEvery word from Old Danish strith
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