Where does “straddle” come from?
Straddle comes from Middle English striden, from Old English strīdan, from Proto-Germanic strīdaną, from Proto-Indo-European streydʰh₁-, ultimately from the root dʰeh₁-.
straddle (English): To sit or stand with a leg on each side of...
Definitions
- To sit or stand with a leg on each side of...
Ancestry of “straddle”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | striddle | To straddle |
| 2 | Middle English | striden | to stride |
| 3 | Old English | strīdan | to get by force, pillage, rob; stride |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *strīdan | to stand upright |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | strīdaną | to stand upright; to step up to; to endeavour;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | streydʰh₁- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁- | to do, put, place |