Where does “Haparanda” come from?

Haparanda (Swedish) comes from Finnish Haaparanta, from Finnish ranta, from Proto-Finnic ranta, from Proto-Germanic strandō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)trAnt-, from Proto-Indo-European sterh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European ster- — sterile, infertile.

Haparanda (Swedish): a town and municipality in northern Sweden at the border against Finland. Known locally and in Finland also by its Finnish name Haaparanta

Definitions

  1. a town and municipality in northern Sweden at the border against Finland. Known locally and in Finland also by its Finnish name Haaparanta

Ancestry of “Haparanda”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishHaaparanta—
2Finnishrantashore; beach; bank
3Proto-Finnicrantashore, coast
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- →
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