Where does “sandur” come from?
sandur (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse sandr, from Proto-Germanic samdaz, from Proto-Indo-European sámh₂dʰos, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.
sandur (Icelandic): sand
Ancestry of “sandur”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | sandr | sand; sandbanks, sands, sandy ground |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | samdaz | sand |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | sámh₂dʰos | sand |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |
Words derived from “sandur”