Where does “stride” come from?

Stride comes from Middle English striden, from Old English strīdan, from Proto-Germanic strīdaną, from Proto-Indo-European streydʰh₁-, ultimately from the root dʰeh₁-.

stride (English): To walk with long steps; To stand with the legs...

Definitions

  1. To walk with long steps; To stand with the legs...

Ancestry of “stride”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishstride—
2Old Englishstridea stride, pace

Words derived from “stride”

Every word from Old English stride →Every word from Middle English stride →