Where does “sandpytt” come from?

sandpytt (Old 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.

sandpytt (Old English): sandpit

Definitions

  1. sandpit

Ancestry of “sandpytt”, step by step

sandpytt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English sand

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

via Old English pytt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishpyttpit; well, pool; grave
2Proto-West Germanicputiwell
3Latinputeuspit, dungeon; well; cistern
4Latin-alnoun-forming suffix
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →