Where does “laserstråle” come from?

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

laserstråle (Norwegian Bokmål): a laser beam

Definitions

  1. a laser beam

Ancestry of “laserstråle”, step by step

laserstråle 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 laser

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmållasera laser
2EnglishLASERAcronym of light amplification by stimulated...
3Latinlaserthe juice of the plant laserpitium, asafoetida;...
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *strālu →