Where does “zandloper” come from?

zandloper (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.

zandloper (Dutch): hourglass, egg timer; The beach bird Chadrius...

Definitions

  1. hourglass, egg timer; The beach bird Chadrius...

Ancestry of “zandloper”, step by step

zandloper 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 loper

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchloperrunner; somebody who walks; a carpet
2Middle Dutchlopererunner, messenger, walker
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →