Where does “strant” come from?

strant (Middle High German) comes 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.

Ancestry of “strant”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanstrand—
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 “strant”

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