Where does “sandhrúga” come from?

sandhrúga (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic sandur, from Old Norse sandr, from Proto-Germanic samdaz, from Proto-Indo-European sámh₂dʰos, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

sandhrúga (Icelandic): pile of sand

Definitions

  1. pile of sand

Ancestry of “sandhrúga”, step by step

sandhrúga traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic sandur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicsandursand
2Old Norsesandrsand; sandbanks, sands, sandy ground
3Proto-Germanicsamdazsand
4Proto-Indo-Europeansámh₂dʰossand
5Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one

via Icelandic hrúga

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandichrúgaheap, pile; to heap, throw in a heap
2Old Norsehrúga—
3Proto-Germanichrūgǭ—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sámh₂dʰos →Every word from Proto-Germanic samdaz →
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