Where does “Strandwächter” come from?

Strandwächter (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.

Strandwächter (German): lifeguard

Definitions

  1. lifeguard

Ancestry of “Strandwächter”, step by step

Strandwächter 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 Wächter

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanWächterguard
2Middle High Germanwahter—
3Old High Germanwahtāriwatchman
4Proto-Germanicwahtwōwatch, vigil
5Proto-Germanicwakanąto wake, be awake, arise
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵ-lively, awake; strong
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ster- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sterh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)trAnt- →