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Where does “(s)trAnt-” come from?

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

(s)trAnt- (Proto-Indo-European): strand, border, field

Definitions

  1. strand, border, field

Ancestry of “(s)trAnt-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeansterh₃-to spread, extend, stretch out
2Proto-Indo-Europeanster-sterile, infertile

Words derived from “(s)trAnt-”

  • 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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