Where does “Sand” come from?

Sand (Luxembourgish) comes 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 (Luxembourgish): sand

Definitions

  1. sand

Ancestry of “Sand”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germansantsand
2Norwegian Nynorsksamdin agreement
3Proto-Germanicsamdazsand
4Proto-Indo-Europeansámh₂dʰossand
5Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sámh₂dʰos →Every word from Proto-Germanic samdaz →