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Where does “stråling” come from?

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

stråling (Norwegian Bokmål): radiation

Definitions

  1. radiation

Ancestry of “stråling”, step by step

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

Words derived from “stråling”

  • gammastråling
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *strālu →