Where does “sandhill” come from?
Sandhill comes from English sand and English hill, combining terms for granular sediment and elevated landform.
sandhill (English): A dune; A sandhill crane, "Grus canadensis"
Definitions
- A dune; A sandhill crane, "Grus canadensis"
Ancestry of “sandhill”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | sand | Rock that is ground more finely than gravel, but... |
| 2 | Middle English | sond | Alternative form of sand |
| 3 | Old English | sand | action of sending, embassy, mission, deputation;... |
| 4 | Norwegian Nynorsk | samd | in agreement |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | samdaz | sand |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sámh₂dʰos | sand |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |