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