Where does “Sandoy” come from?

Sandoy (Faroese) comes from Faroese Sandur, from Faroese Aleksandur, from Latin Alexander, from Ancient Greek Ἀλέξανδρος, from Ancient Greek ἀλέξω, from Ancient Greek ἀνδρός, from Ancient Greek ἀνήρ, from Proto-Hellenic *anḗr — man.

Ancestry of “Sandoy”, step by step

Sandoy traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Faroese Sandur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FaroeseSandursand
2FaroeseAleksandur
3LatinAlexander
4Ancient GreekἈλέξανδροςAlexander
5Ancient Greekἀλέξωto keep off, turn aside; to guard, protect,...
6Ancient Greekἀνδρόςgenitive singular of ἀνήρ; man; of man
7Ancient Greekἀνήρman; husband; human being, as opposed to a god
8Proto-Hellenic*anḗrman

via Faroese oy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroeseoyisland
2Old Norseeyalways, ever; island
3Proto-Norse*ᚨᚢᛃᚢ
4Proto-Germanicawjōfloodplain; meadow; island
5Proto-Germanicagwjō
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ékʷeh₂water

via Faroese oyggj

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroeseoyggjisland
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *anḗrEvery word from Ancient Greek ἀνήρEvery word from Ancient Greek ἀνδρός