Where does “stridh” come from?
stridh (Old Swedish) comes from Old Norse stríð, from Proto-Germanic strīdaz — battle, fight.
Ancestry of “stridh”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | stríð | inflection of stríðr:
## positive degree strong... |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | strīdaz | battle, fight |