An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Strand

by Friedrich Kluge

Strand, m., ‘strand, beach,’ from late MidHG. (MidG.) strant (d), m., adopted as a literary term from LG.; comp. Du. strand, AS. strand, E. strand, OIc. strǫnd. These cognates, from which OFr. étrain is borrowed, cannot be traced farther back. To this is allied the ModHG. stranden, equiv. to Du. stranden, E. to strand. Comp. Ufer.