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Where does “strandwolf” come from?

strandwolf (English) comes from Afrikaans strandwolf, from Dutch strandwolf, from Dutch strand, from Middle Dutch strant.

strandwolf (English): The brown hyena

Definitions

  1. The brown hyena

Ancestry of “strandwolf”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Afrikaansstrandwolfbrown hyena
2Dutchstrandwolfbrown hyena, "Hyaena brunnea"
3Dutchstrandbeach, strand
4Middle Dutchstrant—
Every word from Middle Dutch strant →