Where does “leifturstríð” come from?
leifturstríð (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic stríð, from Old Norse stríð, from Proto-Germanic strīdaz — battle, fight.
leifturstríð (Icelandic): blitzkrieg
Ancestry of “leifturstríð”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Icelandic | stríð | war |
| 2 | Old Norse | stríð | inflection of stríðr:
## positive degree strong... |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | strīdaz | battle, fight |