Where does “gammastråle” come from?
gammastråle (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk stråle, from Middle Dutch strâle, from Old Dutch strāla, from Proto-West Germanic *strālu.
gammastråle (Norwegian Nynorsk): a gamma ray
Ancestry of “gammastråle”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | stråle | a ray; to shine, beam, radiate |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | strâle | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | strāla | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *strālu | — |