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
- simple past tense of stride; past participle of...
Ancestry of “strode”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | stride | To walk with long steps; To stand with the legs... |
| 2 | Middle English | stride | — |
| 3 | Old English | stride | a stride, pace |