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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/strīdaz

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This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

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Etymology

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Nominal formation from *strīdaną (to resist).[1]

Noun

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*strīdaz m

  1. battle, fight

Inflection

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Descendants

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  • Proto-West Germanic: *strīd
  • Old Norse: stríð
  • Proto-Finnic: *riita (see there for further descendants)
  • Proto-Samic: *rijtō (see there for further descendants)

References

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  1. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*strīđan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 381