Where does “strand” come from?

strand (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish strand, from Old Norse strǫnd, from Proto-Germanic strandō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)trAnt-, from Proto-Indo-European sterh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European ster- — sterile, infertile.

strand (Swedish): a beach

Definitions

  1. a beach

Ancestry of “strand”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishstrand—
2Old Norsestrǫndrim, border; strand, shore
3Proto-Germanicstrandōedge; rim; shore, strand
4Proto-Indo-European(s)trAnt-strand, border, field
5Proto-Indo-Europeansterh₃-to spread, extend, stretch out
6Proto-Indo-Europeanster-sterile, infertile

Words derived from “strand”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ster- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sterh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)trAnt- →