Where does “štrand” come from?

štrand (Serbo-Croatian) comes from German strand, from Middle High German strant, from Old High German strand, from Proto-Germanic strandō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)trAnt-, from Proto-Indo-European sterh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European ster- — sterile, infertile.

štrand (Serbo-Croatian): sandy river shore suitable for bathing and swimming, beach

Definitions

  1. sandy river shore suitable for bathing and swimming, beach

Ancestry of “štrand”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanstrandbeach
2Middle High Germanstrant—
3Old High Germanstrand—
4Proto-Germanicstrandōedge; rim; shore, strand
5Proto-Indo-European(s)trAnt-strand, border, field
6Proto-Indo-Europeansterh₃-to spread, extend, stretch out
7Proto-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- →