Where does “sandpappír” come from?

sandpappír (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.

sandpappír (Icelandic): sandpaper

Definitions

  1. sandpaper

Ancestry of “sandpappír”, step by step

sandpappír 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 pappír

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicpappírpaper; document, file, paper
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sámh₂dʰos →Every word from Proto-Germanic samdaz →