Etymology Explorer › Old Norse

Where does “stríð” come from?

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

stríð (Old Norse): inflection of stríðr: ## positive degree strong...

Definitions

  1. inflection of stríðr: ## positive degree strong...

Ancestry of “stríð”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicstrīdazbattle, fight

Words derived from “stríð”

  • stridsøks
  • omstridt
  • stridsvogn
  • stridshode
  • strid
  • omstridd
  • stridsøks
  • stridsvogn
  • motstrid
  • strid
  • omstridd
  • stride
  • strìtheil
  • strì
Every word from Proto-Germanic strīdaz →