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Where does “striderinne” come from?

striderinne (Middle Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch -inne, from Old Dutch -inna, from Proto-Germanic -inī, from Proto-Indo-European -én-ih₂ ~ -n̥-yéh₂-.

striderinne (Middle Dutch): female warrior; warrioress

Definitions

  1. female warrior; warrioress

Ancestry of “striderinne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutch-inne—
2Old Dutch-inna—
3Proto-Germanic-inīForms nouns indicating a female individual
4Proto-Indo-European-én-ih₂ ~ -n̥-yéh₂-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -én-ih₂ ~ -n̥-yéh₂- →