Where does “strīdan” come from?
strīdan (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic *strīdan, from Proto-Germanic strīdaną, from Proto-Indo-European streydʰh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.
strīdan (Old English): to get by force, pillage, rob; stride
Definitions
- to get by force, pillage, rob; stride
Ancestry of “strīdan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | *strīdan | to stand upright |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | strīdaną | to stand upright; to step up to; to endeavour;... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | streydʰh₁- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁- | to do, put, place |