Where does “sandkorn” come from?
sandkorn (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.
sandkorn (Faroese): grain of sand
Definitions
- grain of sand
Ancestry of “sandkorn”, step by step
sandkorn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Faroese Sandur
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Faroese | Sandur | sand |
| 2 | Faroese | Aleksandur | — |
| 3 | Latin | Alexander | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Ἀλέξανδρος | Alexander |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἀλέξω | to keep off, turn aside; to guard, protect,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἀνδρός | genitive singular of ἀνήρ; man; of man |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἀνήρ | man; husband; human being, as opposed to a god |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | *anḗr | man |