Where does “strîden” come from?
strîden (Middle Low German) comes from Old Saxon strīdan, from Proto-Germanic strīdaną, from Proto-Indo-European streydʰh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.
Ancestry of “strîden”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Saxon | strīdan | to dispute |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | strīdaną | to stand upright; to step up to; to endeavour;... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | streydʰh₁- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁- | to do, put, place |