Where does “strandsauðlaukur” come from?
strandsauðlaukur (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic strönd, 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.
strandsauðlaukur (Icelandic): marsh arrowgrass (Triglochin palustris)
Definitions
- marsh arrowgrass (Triglochin palustris)
Ancestry of “strandsauðlaukur”, step by step
strandsauðlaukur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Icelandic strönd
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | strönd | coast; beach; shore |
| 2 | Old Norse | strǫnd | rim, border; strand, shore |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | strandō | edge; rim; shore, strand |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)trAnt- | strand, border, field |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sterh₃- | to spread, extend, stretch out |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ster- | sterile, infertile |