Where does “Sandler” come from?

Sandler (Bavarian) comes from Bavarian sandln, from Middle High German seinen.

Sandler (Bavarian): loser, good-for-nothing

Definitions

  1. loser, good-for-nothing

Ancestry of “Sandler”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bavariansandlnto slack, to laze, to loiter
2Middle High Germanseinen—
Every word from Middle High German seinen →Every word from Bavarian sandln →