Where does “genstride” come from?
genstride (Danish) comes from Danish gen, from Danish bruge, from Middle Low German brūken, from Old Saxon brūkan, from Proto-West Germanic brūkan, from Proto-Germanic brūkaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰruHg- — to make use of; have enjoyment of.
genstride (Danish): to oppose, resist, fight against
Definitions
- to oppose, resist, fight against
Ancestry of “genstride”, step by step
genstride traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish gen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | gen | gene; imperative of genne |
| 2 | Danish | bruge | To use |
| 3 | Middle Low German | brūken | to use, utilise, to make use of either an object or a right |
| 4 | Old Saxon | brūkan | to enjoy, to make use of |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | brūkan | to use, to employ; to consume |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | brūkaną | to make use of, employ, use, consume |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰruHg- | to make use of; have enjoyment of |
via Danish stride
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | stride | to fight, struggle; to dispute, quarrel, fight |
| 2 | Old Danish | strithæ | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | stríða | inflection of stríðr: ## positive degree strong... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | strīdaną | to stand upright; to step up to; to endeavour;... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | streydʰh₁- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁- | to do, put, place |