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Where does “skrida” come from?

skrida (Swedish) comes from Old Norse skríða, from Proto-Germanic skrīþaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kreyt-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- — dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth.

skrida (Swedish): to glide; to pass; to keep pace with

Definitions

  1. to glide; to pass; to keep pace with

Ancestry of “skrida”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseskríðato glide
2Proto-Germanicskrīþanąto walk, glide, crawl
3Proto-Indo-European(s)kreyt-to wind; twist; bend
4Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱer-dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth

Words derived from “skrida”

  • framåtskrida
  • överskrida
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