Where does “strir” come from?

strir (North Frisian) comes from Proto-Germanic strīdaną, from Proto-Indo-European streydʰh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

strir (North Frisian): to fight

Definitions

  1. to fight

Ancestry of “strir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicstrīdanąto stand upright; to step up to; to endeavour;...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanstreydʰh₁-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European streydʰh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic strīdaną →