Where does “Streit” come from?
Streit (German) comes from Middle High German strīt, from Old High German strīt, from Proto-West Germanic *strīd, from Proto-Germanic strīdaz — battle, fight.
Streit (German): quarrel, dispute, fight, argument; fight, battle
Definitions
- quarrel, dispute, fight, argument; fight, battle
Ancestry of “Streit”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | strīt | — |
| 2 | Old High German | strīt | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *strīd | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | strīdaz | battle, fight |
Words derived from “Streit”