Where does “sandstrand” come from?

sandstrand (Danish) comes from Danish strand, from Old Norse strǫnd, from Proto-Germanic strandō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)trAnt-, from Proto-Indo-European sterh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European ster- — sterile, infertile.

sandstrand (Danish): a sandbeach

Definitions

  1. a sandbeach

Ancestry of “sandstrand”, step by step

sandstrand traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish strand

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishstrandbeach; shore, seashore; seaside
2Old Norsestrǫndrim, border; strand, shore
3Proto-Germanicstrandōedge; rim; shore, strand
4Proto-Indo-European(s)trAnt-strand, border, field
5Proto-Indo-Europeansterh₃-to spread, extend, stretch out
6Proto-Indo-Europeanster-sterile, infertile

via Danish sand

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishsandtrue; sand
2Old Norsesannrtrue
3Proto-Germanicsanþaztrue, real
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁sóntsactive participle of *h₁ésti; being, existence;...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ēs-to be
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ster- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sterh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)trAnt- →