Where does “Meeresstrand” come from?

Meeresstrand (German) comes from German strand, from Middle High German strant, from Old High German strand, from Proto-Germanic strandō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)trAnt-, from Proto-Indo-European sterh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European ster- — sterile, infertile.

Meeresstrand (German): seashore

Definitions

  1. seashore

Ancestry of “Meeresstrand”, step by step

Meeresstrand traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German strand

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanstrandbeach
2Middle High Germanstrant
3Old High Germanstrand
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

via German Meer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanMeersea; lake
2Middle High Germanmere
3Old High Germanmēromore
4Proto-West Germanic*maiʀōmore, larger
5Proto-Germanicmaizôcomparative degree of *mikilaz; more
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmē-to measure; endeavour, will, temper; many
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