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Where does “strandō” come from?

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

strandō (Proto-Germanic): edge; rim; shore, strand

Definitions

  1. edge; rim; shore, strand

Ancestry of “strandō”, step by step

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

Words derived from “strandō”

  • strand
  • Lappeenranta
  • interstrand
  • intrastrand
  • multistrand
  • strandline
  • astrand
  • strander
  • unstrand
  • workstrand
  • strandee
  • counterstrand
  • Strandhotel
  • Strand
  • Strandhafer
  • Strandbad
  • Strandwächter
  • Strandflieder
  • Strandgut
  • Sandstrand
  • Badestrand
  • rantamuuri
  • ranta
  • rantakana
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