Where does “stríðsglæpur” come from?

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

stríðsglæpur (Icelandic): war crime

Definitions

  1. war crime

Ancestry of “stríðsglæpur”, step by step

stríðsglæpur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic stríð

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicstríðwar
2Old Norsestríðinflection of stríðr: ## positive degree strong...
3Proto-Germanicstrīdazbattle, fight

via Icelandic glæpur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicglæpurcrime
2Old Norseglœpr—
Every word from Proto-Germanic strīdaz →Every word from Old Norse stríð →Every word from Icelandic stríð →