Where does “alfastråling” come from?

alfastråling (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål stråling, from Norwegian Bokmål stråle, from Middle Dutch strâle, from Old Dutch strāla, from Proto-West Germanic *strālu — arrow.

alfastråling (Norwegian Bokmål): alpha radiation

Definitions

  1. alpha radiation

Ancestry of “alfastråling”, step by step

alfastråling traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål stråling

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålstrålingradiation
2Norwegian Bokmålstrålea ray; to shine, beam, radiate
3Middle Dutchstrâlearrow
4Old Dutchstrāla—
5Proto-West Germanic*strāluarrow

via Norwegian Bokmål alfa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålalfaalpha, first letter of the Greek alphabet;...
2Ancient Greekἄλφαalpha, the name for the first letter Α, α of the...
3Phoenician𐤀𐤋𐤐thousand; bull, ox, head of cattle
4Proto-Semitic*ʔalp-thousand
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *strālu →Every word from Old Dutch strāla →Every word from Middle Dutch strâle →