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Where does “bestrida” come from?

bestrida (Swedish) comes from Swedish strida, from Old Norse stríða, from Proto-Germanic strīdaną, from Proto-Indo-European streydʰh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

bestrida (Swedish): to condemn, denounce; to dispute

Definitions

  1. to condemn, denounce; to dispute

Ancestry of “bestrida”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishstridato fight; to be in conflict , to contradict
2Old Norsestríðainflection of stríðr: ## positive degree strong...
3Proto-Germanicstrīdanąto stand upright; to step up to; to endeavour;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanstreydʰh₁-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place

Words derived from “bestrida”

  • obestridlig
  • obestridligen
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