Where does “streitsüchtig” come from?

streitsüchtig (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.

streitsüchtig (German): quarrelsome, combative

Definitions

  1. quarrelsome, combative

Ancestry of “streitsüchtig”, step by step

streitsüchtig 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 süchtig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germansüchtigaddicted
2Old High Germansuhtīg—
Every word from Proto-Germanic strīdaz →