Where does “striþa” come from?
striþa (Old Swedish) comes from Old Norse stríða, from Proto-Germanic strīdaną, from Proto-Indo-European streydʰh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.
striþa (Old Swedish): to harm
Definitions
- to harm
Ancestry of “striþa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | stríða | inflection of stríðr: ## positive degree strong... |
| 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 |