Where does “sand” come from?

sand (Middle English) comes from Old English sand, from Norwegian Nynorsk samd, from Proto-Germanic samdaz, from Proto-Indo-European sámh₂dʰos, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

sand (Middle English): sand; A grain of sand; A shoal, the sea floor

Definitions

  1. sand; A grain of sand; A shoal, the sea floor

Ancestry of “sand”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishsandaction of sending, embassy, mission, deputation;...
2Norwegian Nynorsksamdin agreement
3Proto-Germanicsamdazsand
4Proto-Indo-Europeansámh₂dʰossand
5Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one

Words derived from “sand”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sámh₂dʰos →Every word from Proto-Germanic samdaz →