Where does “stridspitt” come from?
stridspitt (Swedish) comes from Swedish strid, from Old Swedish stridh, from Old Norse stríð, from Proto-Germanic strīdaz — battle, fight.
stridspitt (Swedish): someone (seemingly) overly eager to engage in military combat (either genuinely or in an affected way)
Definitions
- someone (seemingly) overly eager to engage in military combat (either genuinely or in an affected way)
Ancestry of “stridspitt”, step by step
stridspitt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish strid
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | strid | rapid, swift, rich; a fight, a battle, a quarrel |
| 2 | Old Swedish | stridh | strife, war |
| 3 | Old Norse | stríð | inflection of stríðr: ## positive degree strong... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | strīdaz | battle, fight |
via English Pitt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Pitt | {{w|lang=en|William Pitt the Elder}} |