Where does “stridsfordon” come from?

stridsfordon (Swedish) comes from Swedish fordon, from Swedish fara, from Old Swedish fara, from Old Norse fara, from Proto-Germanic faraną — to go, to travel.

stridsfordon (Swedish): combat vehicle

Definitions

  1. combat vehicle

Ancestry of “stridsfordon”, step by step

stridsfordon traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish fordon

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishfordona vehicle, a conveyance
2Swedishfarato go, to travel; a danger
3Old Swedishfarato go, to travel
4Old Norsefarato fare, to travel
5Proto-Germanicfaranąto go, to travel

via Swedish strid

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishstridrapid, swift, rich; a fight, a battle, a quarrel
2Old Swedishstridhstrife, war
3Old Norsestríðinflection of stríðr: ## positive degree strong...
4Proto-Germanicstrīdazbattle, fight
Every word from Proto-Germanic faraną →