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Where does “strid” come from?

strid (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse stríð, from Proto-Germanic strīdaz — battle, fight.

strid (Norwegian Nynorsk): a struggle, fight; form removed with the ;...

Definitions

  1. a struggle, fight; form removed with the ;...

Ancestry of “strid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsestríðinflection of stríðr: ## positive degree strong...
2Proto-Germanicstrīdazbattle, fight

Words derived from “strid”

  • stridsøks
  • stridsvogn
  • motstrid
  • omstridd
  • stride
Every word from Proto-Germanic strīdaz →