Where does “streiten” come from?
streiten (German) comes from Old High German strītan, from Proto-Germanic strīdaną, from Proto-Indo-European streydʰh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.
streiten (German): to argue; to fight; to quarrel
Definitions
- to argue; to fight; to quarrel
Ancestry of “streiten”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old High German | strītan | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | strīdaną | to stand upright; to step up to; to endeavour;... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | streydʰh₁- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁- | to do, put, place |
Words derived from “streiten”