Where does “strand” come from?

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

strand (Old Saxon): beach

Definitions

  1. beach

Ancestry of “strand”, 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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ster- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sterh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)trAnt- →