Where does “Sandkastenfreund” come from?

Sandkastenfreund (German) comes from German Sandkasten, 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.

Sandkastenfreund (German): childhood friend

Definitions

  1. childhood friend

Ancestry of “Sandkastenfreund”, step by step

Sandkastenfreund traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Sandkasten

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSandkastensandbox
2Germansandsand particles of rock
3Middle High Germansant—
4Old High Germansantsand
5Norwegian Nynorsksamdin agreement
6Proto-Germanicsamdazsand
7Proto-Indo-Europeansámh₂dʰossand
8Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one

via German Freund

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanFreundfriend; boyfriend; blood relative
2Middle High Germanvriuntfriend
3Old High Germanfriuntfriend
4Proto-West Germanicfriundfriend
5Proto-Germanicfrijōndzfriend, loved one
6Proto-Indo-Europeanprēy-to like, love; like, love
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sámh₂dʰos →Every word from Proto-Germanic samdaz →