Etymology Explorer › Norwegian BokmålWhere does “stridighet” come from? stridighet (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Danish stridig, from Danish strid, from Old Danish strith, from Old Norse stríð, from Proto-Germanic strīdaz — battle, fight.
stridighet (Norwegian Bokmål): conflict, controversy, dispute, strife
Definitions conflict, controversy, dispute, strife Ancestry of “stridighet”, step by step stridighet traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish stridig Step Language Word Meaning 1 Danish stridig confrontational, given to conflict 2 Danish strid rough; rapid; stiff 3 Old Danish strith — 4 Old Norse stríð inflection of stríðr:
## positive degree strong... 5 Proto-Germanic strīdaz battle, fight
via Norwegian Bokmål het Step Language Word Meaning 1 Norwegian Bokmål het hot; simple past of hete 2 Old Norse heitr hot 3 Proto-Germanic haitaz hot 4 Proto-Indo-European *keHy- to heat