Where does “stridsrop” come from?

stridsrop (Swedish) comes from Swedish strid, from Old Swedish stridh, from Old Norse stríð, from Proto-Germanic strīdaz — battle, fight.

stridsrop (Swedish): war cry, battle cry

Definitions

  1. war cry, battle cry

Ancestry of “stridsrop”, step by step

stridsrop traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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

via Swedish rop

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishropa cry, a call
2Old Norsehróp—
3Proto-Germanichrōpazcall, cry, shout
4Indo-European*ker-—
Every word from Proto-Germanic strīdaz →