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Where does “strandflate” come from?

strandflate (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk strand, from Old Norse strǫnd, from Proto-Germanic strandō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)trAnt-, from Proto-Indo-European sterh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European ster- — sterile, infertile.

strandflate (Norwegian Nynorsk): a strandflat, a near-flat landform typical to the...

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  1. a strandflat, a near-flat landform typical to the...

Ancestry of “strandflate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskstranda beach or shore
2Old Norsestrǫndrim, border; strand, shore
3Proto-Germanicstrandōedge; rim; shore, strand
4Proto-Indo-European(s)trAnt-strand, border, field
5Proto-Indo-Europeansterh₃-to spread, extend, stretch out
6Proto-Indo-Europeanster-sterile, infertile
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