Where does “sandvåner” come from?

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

sandvåner (Danish): sandwort

Definitions

  1. sandwort

Ancestry of “sandvåner”, step by step

sandvåner traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish sand

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishsandtrue; sand
2Old Norsesannrtrue
3Proto-Germanicsanþaztrue, real
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁sóntsactive participle of *h₁ésti; being, existence;...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ēs-to be

via Danish våner

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishvåner—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ēs- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁sónts →Every word from Proto-Germanic sanþaz →