Where does “sandstorm” come from?

sandstorm (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch zandstorm, from Dutch zand, from Middle Dutch sant, from Old Dutch sant, from Norwegian Nynorsk samd, from Proto-Germanic samdaz, from Proto-Indo-European sámh₂dʰos, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

sandstorm (Afrikaans): sandstorm

Definitions

  1. sandstorm

Ancestry of “sandstorm”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchzandstormsandstorm
2Dutchzandsand
3Middle Dutchsant—
4Old Dutchsantsand
5Norwegian Nynorsksamdin agreement
6Proto-Germanicsamdazsand
7Proto-Indo-Europeansámh₂dʰossand
8Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sámh₂dʰos →Every word from Proto-Germanic samdaz →