Where does “gammastråle” come from?

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

gammastråle (Norwegian Bokmål): a gamma ray

Definitions

  1. a gamma ray

Ancestry of “gammastråle”, step by step

gammastråle traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål stråle

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

via Norwegian Bokmål gamma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålgamma—
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *strālu →Every word from Old Dutch strāla →Every word from Middle Dutch strâle →