Where does “strijdmakker” come from?

strijdmakker (Dutch) comes from Dutch strijd, from Middle Dutch strijt, from Old Dutch strīt, from Proto-Germanic strīdaz — battle, fight.

strijdmakker (Dutch): comrade in arms

Definitions

  1. comrade in arms

Ancestry of “strijdmakker”, step by step

strijdmakker traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch strijd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchstrijdfight; battle; conflict
2Middle Dutchstrijt—
3Old Dutchstrīt—
4Proto-Germanicstrīdazbattle, fight

via Dutch makker

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchmakkerA mate, fellow, colleague, companion, friend,...
2Middle Dutchmacker—
3Middle Dutchgemackecompanion
Every word from Proto-Germanic strīdaz →Every word from Old Dutch strīt →Every word from Middle Dutch strijt →