Where does “versandeln” come from?

versandeln (German) comes from German sandeln, 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.

versandeln (German): to deteriorate, to become run-down, to go to seed

Definitions

  1. to deteriorate, to become run-down, to go to seed

Ancestry of “versandeln”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germansandelnto sandblast
2Germansandsand particles of rock
3Middle High Germansant—
4Old High Germansantsand
5Norwegian Nynorsksamdin agreement
6Proto-Germanicsamdazsand
7Proto-Indo-Europeansámh₂dʰossand
8Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sámh₂dʰos →Every word from Proto-Germanic samdaz →