Where does “strandloper” come from?

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

strandloper (Dutch): a sandpiper, used of certain waders of the family Scolopacidae, especially of the genus Calidris

Definitions

  1. a sandpiper, used of certain waders of the family Scolopacidae, especially of the genus Calidris

Ancestry of “strandloper”, step by step

strandloper traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch strand

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchstrandbeach, strand
2Middle Dutchstrant—

via Dutch loper

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchloperrunner; somebody who walks; a carpet
2Middle Dutchlopererunner, messenger, walker

Words derived from “strandloper”

Every word from Middle Dutch strant →
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