Where does “Sanddorn” come from?

Sanddorn (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.

Sanddorn (German): sea buckthorn shrub of the genus

Definitions

  1. sea buckthorn shrub of the genus

Ancestry of “Sanddorn”, step by step

Sanddorn 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 dorn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germandornthorn with plural
2Middle High Germandorn—
3Old High Germandorn—
4Proto-Germanicþurnuzthorn, briar
5Proto-Indo-Europeantr̥nóssharp, stiff
6Proto-Indo-European(s)ter-strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sámh₂dʰos →Every word from Proto-Germanic samdaz →