Where does “stríð” come from?

stríð (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse stríð, from Proto-Germanic strīdaz — battle, fight.

stríð (Icelandic): war

Definitions

  1. war

Ancestry of “stríð”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsestríðinflection of stríðr: ## positive degree strong...
2Proto-Germanicstrīdazbattle, fight

Words derived from “stríð”

Every word from Proto-Germanic strīdaz →Every word from Old Norse stríð →