Where does “stride” come from?
stride (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk strid, from Old Norse stríð, from Proto-Germanic strīdaz — battle, fight.
stride (Norwegian Nynorsk): definite singular of strid; plural of strid
Definitions
- definite singular of strid; plural of strid
Ancestry of “stride”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | strid | a struggle, fight; form removed with the ;... |
| 2 | Old Norse | stríð | inflection of stríðr:
## positive degree strong... |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | strīdaz | battle, fight |