striding

striding · verb¹

1. Proto-Germanic · derived from*strīdaną“to endeavour; stand tall; withstand; take long steps”
2. Proto-Germanic · inherited from*strīdandz
3. Old English · inherited fromstrīdende
4. Middle English · inherited fromstrydyng
5. English todaystriding

From Middle English strydyng, stridende, strydand, from Old English strīdende, from Proto-Germanic *strīdandz, present participle of Proto-Germanic *strīdaną (“to endeavour; stand tall; withstand; take long steps”), equivalent to stride + -ing.

striding · noun²

1. Middle English · inherited fromstrydynge
2. English todaystriding

From Middle English strydynge, equivalent to stride + -ing.

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