Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/strīdaną

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

Etymology

Probably from Pre-Germanic *streydʰh₁-, a compound of a Proto-Indo-European *strey- (to resist) + *dʰeh₁- (to put). Probably related to Latvian strīdēties, striêtiês (to resist, quarrel), Lithuanian strainùs (unruly).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈstriː.ðɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*strīdaną[1][2]

  1. to stand upright
  2. to step up to
  3. to endeavour; strive for
  4. to contend; quarrel

Inflection

Conjugation of (strong class 1)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *strīdō *strīdaų *strīdai ?
2nd singular *strīdizi *strīdaiz *strīd *strīdazai *strīdaizau
3rd singular *strīdidi *strīdai *strīdadau *strīdadai *strīdaidau
1st dual *strīdōz *strīdaiw
2nd dual *strīdadiz *strīdaidiz *strīdadiz
1st plural *strīdamaz *strīdaim *strīdandai *strīdaindau
2nd plural *strīdid *strīdaid *strīdid *strīdandai *strīdaindau
3rd plural *strīdandi *strīdain *strīdandau *strīdandai *strīdaindau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *straid *stridį̄
2nd singular *straist *stridīz
3rd singular *straid *stridī
1st dual *stridū *stridīw
2nd dual *stridudiz *stridīdiz
1st plural *stridum *stridīm
2nd plural *stridud *stridīd
3rd plural *stridun *stridīn
present past
participles *strīdandz *stridanaz

Derived terms

Descendants

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*strīdan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 485
  2. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*strīdanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[2], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 381-382