Where does “strand” come from?

strand (Middle High German) comes 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.

Ancestry of “strand”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanstrant—
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 “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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