Where does “Streitkolben” come from?

Streitkolben (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.

Streitkolben (German): mace

Definitions

  1. mace

Ancestry of “Streitkolben”, step by step

Streitkolben 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 Kolben

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKolbenbutt of a rifle; piston; spadix
2Middle High Germankolbeclub
3Old High Germancholpo—
4Proto-Germanickolbô—
5Proto-Indo-Europeangel-to be cold, to freeze
Every word from Proto-Germanic strīdaz →