Where does “Sandkasten” come from?
Sandkasten (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.
Sandkasten (German): sandbox
Ancestry of “Sandkasten”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | sand | — |
| 2 | Middle High German | sant | — |
| 3 | Old High German | sant | sand |
| 4 | Norwegian Nynorsk | samd | in agreement |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | samdaz | sand |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sámh₂dʰos | sand |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |