Where does “sand” come from?

sand (German) comes 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.

sand (German): sand particles of rock

Definitions

  1. sand particles of rock

Ancestry of “sand”, step by step

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

Words derived from “sand”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sámh₂dʰos →Every word from Proto-Germanic samdaz →