Where does “Sandbank” come from?

Sandbank (German) comes from German sand, from Middle High German sant, from Old High German sant, from Norwegian Nynorsk samd, from Proto-Germanic samdaz, from Proto-Indo-European sámh₂dʰos, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

Sandbank (German): sandbank, shoal

Definitions

  1. sandbank, shoal

Ancestry of “Sandbank”, step by step

Sandbank traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German sand

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germansandsand particles of rock
2Middle High Germansant—
3Old High Germansantsand
4Norwegian Nynorsksamdin agreement
5Proto-Germanicsamdazsand
6Proto-Indo-Europeansámh₂dʰossand
7Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one

via German bank

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanbankbench which people sit on; pew
2Italianbancodesk; counter; bench, table
3Old High Germanbankbench
4Proto-West Germanicbankibench
5Proto-Germanicbankiza raised surface; bulge; hillock; slope; bench
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeg-to break
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sámh₂dʰos →Every word from Proto-Germanic samdaz →