Where does “sân” come from?
sân (West Frisian) comes from Old Frisian sand, from Norwegian Nynorsk samd, from Proto-Germanic samdaz, from Proto-Indo-European sámh₂dʰos, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.
sân (West Frisian): seven; sand
Ancestry of “sân”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Frisian | sand | — |
| 2 | Norwegian Nynorsk | samd | in agreement |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | samdaz | sand |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sámh₂dʰos | sand |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |