Where does “Sandfelchen” come from?

Sandfelchen (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.

Sandfelchen (German): Coregonus arenicolus, a species of whitefish endemic to Lake Constance in southern Germany

Definitions

  1. Coregonus arenicolus, a species of whitefish endemic to Lake Constance in southern Germany

Ancestry of “Sandfelchen”, step by step

Sandfelchen 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 Felchen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanFelchenwhitefish freshwater fish in the genus
2Middle High Germanvelche—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sámh₂dʰos →Every word from Proto-Germanic samdaz →