stride

stride · verb¹

1. Proto-Germanic · derived from*strīdaną
2. Proto-West Germanic · inherited from*strīdan
3. Old English · inherited fromstrīdan“stride”
4. Middle English · inherited fromstriden
5. English todaystride

From Middle English striden, from Old English strīdan (“stride”), from Proto-West Germanic *strīdan, from Proto-Germanic *strīdaną. Cognate with Low German striden (“to fight, to stride”), Dutch strijden (“to fight”), German streiten (“to fight, to quarrel”).

stride · noun²

1. Old English · inherited fromstride“a stride, pace”
2. Middle English · inherited fromstride
3. English todaystride

From Middle English stride, stryde, from Old English stride (“a stride, pace”), from the verb (see above). Doublet of strid.

Stride · proper noun³

English surname, from the noun stride.

Words from the same roots