Where does “stríðr” come from?

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

stríðr (Old Norse): strong, rapid; hard, stubborn; severe, unpleasant

Definitions

  1. strong, rapid; hard, stubborn; severe, unpleasant

Ancestry of “stríðr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicstrīdazbattle, fight

Words derived from “stríðr

Every word from Proto-Germanic strīdaz