Where does “strode” come from?

Strode, the past tense of stride, comes from Middle English striden, Old English strīdan, Proto-Germanic strīdaną, and Proto-Indo-European streydʰh₁-, ultimately from the root dʰeh₁- meaning to place or put.

strode (English): simple past tense of stride; past participle of...

Definitions

  1. simple past tense of stride; past participle of...

Ancestry of “strode”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishstrideTo walk with long steps; To stand with the legs...
2Middle Englishstride—
3Old Englishstridea stride, pace
Every word from Old English stride →Every word from Middle English stride →Every word from English stride →