Where does “strijdvaardig” come from?

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

strijdvaardig (Dutch): aggressive, belligerent, combative

Definitions

  1. aggressive, belligerent, combative

Ancestry of “strijdvaardig”, step by step

strijdvaardig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch strijd

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

via Dutch vaardig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchvaardigskillful; ready
2Middle Dutchvardich—
Every word from Proto-Germanic strīdaz →Every word from Old Dutch strīt →Every word from Middle Dutch strijt →