Where does “Sandur” come from?

Sandur (Faroese) comes 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.

Sandur (Faroese): sand

Definitions

  1. sand

Ancestry of “Sandur”, step by step

Sandur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Faroese Aleksandur

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

via Old Norse sandr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesandrsand; sandbanks, sands, sandy ground
2Proto-Germanicsamdazsand
3Proto-Indo-Europeansámh₂dʰossand
4Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one

Words derived from “Sandur

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