Where does “strönd” come from?

strönd (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse strǫnd, from Proto-Germanic strandō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)trAnt-, from Proto-Indo-European sterh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European ster- — sterile, infertile.

strönd (Icelandic): coast; beach; shore

Definitions

  1. coast; beach; shore

Ancestry of “strönd”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsestrǫndrim, border; strand, shore
2Proto-Germanicstrandōedge; rim; shore, strand
3Proto-Indo-European(s)trAnt-strand, border, field
4Proto-Indo-Europeansterh₃-to spread, extend, stretch out
5Proto-Indo-Europeanster-sterile, infertile

Words derived from “strönd”

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