Where does “zanddoddegras” come from?

zanddoddegras (Dutch) comes 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.

zanddoddegras (Dutch): sand catstail, sand timothy

Definitions

  1. sand catstail, sand timothy

Ancestry of “zanddoddegras”, step by step

zanddoddegras traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch zand

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchzandsand
2Middle Dutchsant
3Old Dutchsantsand
4Norwegian Nynorsksamdin agreement
5Proto-Germanicsamdazsand
6Proto-Indo-Europeansámh₂dʰossand
7Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one

via Dutch doddegras

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchdoddegrasa timothy or catstail; any plant of the genus Phleum
2Dutchgrasgrass
3Middle Dutchgrasgrass
4Old Dutchgras
5Proto-West Germanicgrasgrass
6Proto-Germanicgrasągrass
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰreh₁-to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem-