late 14c., of uncertain origin, probably a frequentative form with -el (3) (compare trample, wrestle), but the first element is of uncertain origin. Skeat suggests Old Norse strugr "ill will;" others suggest a connection to Dutch struikelen, German straucheln "to stumble." Related: Struggled; struggling.
struggle (n.)
1690s, from struggle (v.).
She struggled for years to survive without welfare
he struggled to get free from the rope
getting through the crowd was a real struggle
the struggle to get through the crowd exhausted her
structural
structuralism
structure
structured
strudel
struggle
Struldbrug
strum
strumpet
strung
strut
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