Where does “stride” come from?
stride (Danish) comes from Old Danish strithæ, from Old Norse stríða, from Proto-Germanic strīdaną, from Proto-Indo-European streydʰh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.
stride (Danish): to fight, struggle; to dispute, quarrel, fight
Definitions
- to fight, struggle; to dispute, quarrel, fight
Ancestry of “stride”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Danish | strithæ | — |
| 2 | Old Norse | stríða | inflection of stríðr: ## positive degree strong... |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | strīdaną | to stand upright; to step up to; to endeavour;... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | streydʰh₁- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁- | to do, put, place |