Where does “strǫnd” come from?

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

strǫnd (Old Norse): rim, border; strand, shore

Definitions

  1. rim, border; strand, shore

Ancestry of “strǫnd”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicstrandōedge; rim; shore, strand
2Proto-Indo-European(s)trAnt-strand, border, field
3Proto-Indo-Europeansterh₃-to spread, extend, stretch out
4Proto-Indo-Europeanster-sterile, infertile

Words derived from “strǫnd

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ster-Every word from Proto-Indo-European sterh₃-Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)trAnt-