Where does “sandur” come from?

sandur (English) comes from Icelandic sandur, from Old Norse sandr, from Proto-Germanic samdaz, from Proto-Indo-European sámh₂dʰos, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

sandur (English): A plain created by the outwash of glacial...

Definitions

  1. A plain created by the outwash of glacial...

Ancestry of “sandur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicsandursand
2Old Norsesandrsand; sandbanks, sands, sandy ground
3Proto-Germanicsamdazsand
4Proto-Indo-Europeansámh₂dʰossand
5Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sámh₂dʰos →Every word from Proto-Germanic samdaz →