Where does “stridsspets” come from?

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

stridsspets (Swedish): warhead

Definitions

  1. warhead

Ancestry of “stridsspets”, step by step

stridsspets 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 spets

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishspetspoint, tip, end, nib, head; lace; spitz
2Middle Low Germanspitze—
3Proto-Germanicspitjaz—
Every word from Proto-Germanic strīdaz →Every word from Old Norse stríð →Every word from Old Swedish stridh →