Where does “strandloper” come from?

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

Ancestry of “strandloper”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchstrandlopera sandpiper, used of certain waders of the family Scolopacidae, especially of the genus Calidris
2Dutchstrandbeach, strand
3Middle Dutchstrant—

Words derived from “strandloper”

Every word from Middle Dutch strant →Every word from Dutch strand →Every word from Dutch strandloper →