Where does “strider” come from?

strider (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål stride, from Old Norse stríða, from Proto-Germanic strīdaną, from Proto-Indo-European streydʰh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

strider (Norwegian Bokmål): indefinite plural of strid; present of stride

Definitions

  1. indefinite plural of strid; present of stride

Ancestry of “strider”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålstrideto battle, fight, struggle; to conflict
2Old Norsestríðainflection of stríðr: ## positive degree strong...
3Proto-Germanicstrīdanąto stand upright; to step up to; to endeavour;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanstreydʰh₁-
5Proto-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