Where does “sandbanke” come from?

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

sandbanke (Norwegian Nynorsk): a sandbank

Definitions

  1. a sandbank

Ancestry of “sandbanke”, step by step

sandbanke traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk sand

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorsksandsand
2Old Norsesandrsand; sandbanks, sands, sandy ground
3Proto-Germanicsamdazsand
4Proto-Indo-Europeansámh₂dʰossand
5Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one

via Norwegian Nynorsk banke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskbankea bank
2Norwegian Nynorskbakkea hill or slope; the ground
3Old Norsebakkibank; ridge, bank; a mound on which the target is...
4Proto-Germanicbankôbank, embankment; a hill
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sámh₂dʰos →Every word from Proto-Germanic samdaz →