Where does “stríðni” come from?
stríðni (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic stríða, from Old Norse stríða, from Proto-Germanic strīdaną, from Proto-Indo-European streydʰh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.
stríðni (Icelandic): teasing, provocation
Ancestry of “stríðni”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Icelandic | stríða | to struggle; to tease; indefinite genitive plural... |
| 2 | Old Norse | stríða | inflection of stríðr:
## positive degree strong... |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | strīdaną | to stand upright; to step up to; to endeavour;... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | streydʰh₁- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁- | to do, put, place |