Where does “strandjut” come from?

strandjut (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch strandjut, from Dutch strand, from Middle Dutch strant.

strandjut (Afrikaans): brown hyena (Parahyaena brunnea)

Definitions

  1. brown hyena (Parahyaena brunnea)

Ancestry of “strandjut”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchstrandjutbeachcomber one who collects or steals items of salvage found on a beach
2Dutchstrandbeach, strand
3Middle Dutchstrant—
Every word from Middle Dutch strant →Every word from Dutch strand →Every word from Dutch strandjut →
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