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Where does “strida” come from?

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

strida (Swedish): to fight; to be in conflict , to contradict

Definitions

  1. to fight; to be in conflict , to contradict

Ancestry of “strida”, step by step

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

Words derived from “strida”

  • obestridlig
  • obestridligen
  • bestrida
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- →