estrif
Old French
noun
Definitions
- quarrel; dispute
Etymology
Derived from Frankish *strīban, *striban derived from Proto-Germanic *strīdaną (endeavour, stand tall, withstand, take long steps).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*strīdaną
Gloss
endeavour, stand tall, withstand, take long steps
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- strife English
- *strīdandz Proto-Germanic
- *strīdaną Proto-Germanic
- *strīdō Proto-Germanic
- stridan Old English
- strīdan Old English
- strif Middle English
- striven Middle English
- stríða Old Norse
- estriver Old French
- strītan Old High German
- strīdan Old Dutch
- stridan Old Saxon
- strīdan Old Saxon
- *strīban Frankish
- *strīban, *striban Frankish
- *strīd Frankish
- stridj North Frisian