Where does “sandlåda” come from?

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

sandlåda (Swedish): a sandbox, a sandpit (container with sand for children to play in)

Definitions

  1. a sandbox, a sandpit (container with sand for children to play in)

Ancestry of “sandlåda”, step by step

sandlåda traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish sänd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsändsand (finely ground rock)
2Old Swedishsandertrue, real
3Old Norsesannrtrue
4Proto-Germanicsanþaztrue, real
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁sóntsactive participle of *h₁ésti; being, existence;...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ēs-to be

via Swedish låda

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishlådabox
2Old Norsehlaðato load, to lade; to pile, to stack; to build...
3Proto-Germanichlaþanąto load
4Proto-Indo-Europeankleh₂-to put; to lay out
5Proto-Indo-Europeankelh₂-to beat; to break
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ēs- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁sónts →Every word from Proto-Germanic sanþaz →