Where does “sänd” come from?

sänd (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish sander, from Old Norse sannr, from Proto-Germanic sanþaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₁sónts, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ēs- — to be.

sänd (Swedish): sand (finely ground rock)

Definitions

  1. sand (finely ground rock)

Ancestry of “sänd”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishsandertrue, real
2Old Norsesannrtrue
3Proto-Germanicsanþaztrue, real
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁sóntsactive participle of *h₁ésti; being, existence;...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ēs-to be

Words derived from “sänd”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ēs- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁sónts →Every word from Proto-Germanic sanþaz →