Where does “sand” come from?

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

sand (Norwegian Nynorsk): sand

Definitions

  1. sand

Ancestry of “sand”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesandrsand; sandbanks, sands, sandy ground
2Proto-Germanicsamdazsand
3Proto-Indo-Europeansámh₂dʰossand
4Proto-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 →