Where does “strandedness” come from?
strandedness (English) comes from English stranded, 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.
strandedness (English): The quality of having strands
Definitions
- The quality of having strands
Ancestry of “strandedness”, step by step
strandedness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English stranded
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | stranded | simple past tense and past participle of strand;... |
| 2 | English | Strand | (as "the Strand") A street in Westminster running from Trafalgar Square to Fleet Street |
| 3 | Middle English | strand | beach, shoreline |
| 4 | Old English | strand | beach; shore |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | strandō | edge; rim; shore, strand |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)trAnt- | strand, border, field |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sterh₃- | to spread, extend, stretch out |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ster- | sterile, infertile |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |