English
strander
From strand + -er.
A compound of strand + -er
Proto-Indo-European *sterh₃- ‘to broaden, spread out’
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Proto-Germanic *strandō ‘edge, rim, shore’
Proto-West Germanic *strand
Old English strand ‘strand, sea-shore, shore’
Middle English strand
English strand
Today it means
noun a machine that combines thread (strands) into a cable
Sources
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