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Where does “stranded” come from?

stranded (English) comes from English Strand, from Middle English strand, from Old English strand, from Proto-Germanic strandō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)trAnt-, from Proto-Indo-European sterh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European ster- — sterile, infertile.

stranded (English): simple past tense and past participle of strand;...

Definitions

  1. simple past tense and past participle of strand;...

Ancestry of “stranded”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishStrand—
2Middle Englishstrandbeach, shoreline
3Old Englishstrandbeach; shore
4Proto-Germanicstrandōedge; rim; shore, strand
5Proto-Indo-European(s)trAnt-strand, border, field
6Proto-Indo-Europeansterh₃-to spread, extend, stretch out
7Proto-Indo-Europeanster-sterile, infertile

Words derived from “stranded”

  • multistranded
  • strandedness
  • multistrandedness
  • intrastranded
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