Where does “Streitgespräch” come from?

Streitgespräch (German) comes from German Streit, from Middle High German strīt, from Old High German strīt, from Proto-West Germanic *strīd, from Proto-Germanic strīdaz — battle, fight.

Streitgespräch (German): contention, debate, disputation, discussion, verbal dispute

Definitions

  1. contention, debate, disputation, discussion, verbal dispute

Ancestry of “Streitgespräch”, step by step

Streitgespräch traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Streit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanStreitquarrel, dispute, fight, argument; fight, battle
2Middle High Germanstrīt—
3Old High Germanstrītdiscord
4Proto-West Germanic*strīd—
5Proto-Germanicstrīdazbattle, fight

via German Gespräch

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGesprächconversation, chat
2Middle High Germangespræche—
3Old High Germangisprāhhi—
Every word from Proto-Germanic strīdaz →