Where does “stridighed” come from?

stridighed (Danish) comes from Danish hed, from Old Danish het, from Old Norse heitr, from Proto-Germanic haitaz, from Proto-Indo-European *keHy- — to heat.

stridighed (Danish): dispute, conflict, strife

Definitions

  1. dispute, conflict, strife

Ancestry of “stridighed”, step by step

stridighed traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish hed

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishhedimperative of hedde; past tense of hedde
2Old Danishhet—
3Old Norseheitrhot
4Proto-Germanichaitazhot
5Proto-Indo-European*keHy-to heat

via Danish stridig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishstridigconfrontational, given to conflict
2Danishstridrough; rapid; stiff
3Old Danishstrith—
4Old Norsestríðinflection of stríðr: ## positive degree strong...
5Proto-Germanicstrīdazbattle, fight
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *keHy- →Every word from Proto-Germanic haitaz →Every word from Old Norse heitr →
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