Where does “strand” come from?

strand (Hungarian) 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.

strand (Hungarian): beach; pool, swimming pool

Definitions

  1. beach; pool, swimming pool

Ancestry of “strand”, step by step

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

Words derived from “strand”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ster- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sterh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)trAnt- →
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