Where does “Strand” come from?

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

Strand (Luxembourgish): beach

Definitions

  1. beach

Ancestry of “Strand”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanstrand—
2Old High Germanstrant—
3Proto-Germanicstrandōedge; rim; shore, strand
4Proto-Indo-European(s)trAnt-strand, border, field
5Proto-Indo-Europeansterh₃-to spread, extend, stretch out
6Proto-Indo-Europeanster-sterile, infertile
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ster- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sterh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)trAnt- →