Where 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

  1. conflict, controversy, dispute, strife

Ancestry of “stridighet”, step by step

stridighet traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish stridig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishstridigconfrontational, given to conflict
2Danishstridrough; rapid; stiff
3Old Danishstrith—
4Old Norsestríðinflection of stríðr: ## positive degree strong...
5Proto-Germanicstrīdazbattle, fight

via Norwegian Bokmål het

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålhethot; simple past of hete
2Old Norseheitrhot
3Proto-Germanichaitazhot
4Proto-Indo-European*keHy-to heat
Every word from Proto-Germanic strīdaz →Every word from Old Norse stríð →Every word from Old Danish strith →