Where does “sand” come from?

sand (Danish) comes from Old Norse sannr, from Proto-Germanic sanþaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₁sónts, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ēs- — to be.

sand (Danish): true; sand

Definitions

  1. true; sand

Ancestry of “sand”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesannrtrue
2Proto-Germanicsanþaztrue, real
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁sóntsactive participle of *h₁ésti; being, existence;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ēs-to be

Words derived from “sand”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ēs- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁sónts →Every word from Proto-Germanic sanþaz →