Where does “laserstråle” come from?

laserstråle (Swedish) comes from Swedish stråle, from Middle Dutch strâle, from Old Dutch strāla, from Proto-West Germanic *strālu — arrow.

laserstråle (Swedish): a laser beam

Definitions

  1. a laser beam

Ancestry of “laserstråle”, step by step

laserstråle traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish stråle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishstrålea ray, a beam; ray; a line extending indefinitely...
2Middle Dutchstrâlearrow
3Old Dutchstrāla—
4Proto-West Germanic*strāluarrow

via Swedish laser

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishlasera laser (device)
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *strālu →Every word from Old Dutch strāla →Every word from Middle Dutch strâle →
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