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

  1. definite singular of strid; plural of strid

Ancestry of “stride”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskstrida struggle, fight
2Old Norsestríðinflection of stríðr: ## positive degree strong...
3Proto-Germanicstrīdazbattle, fight
Every word from Proto-Germanic strīdaz →Every word from Old Norse stríð →Every word from Norwegian Nynorsk strid →