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Etymology of the English word sand

the English word sand
derived from the Proto-Germanic root *sanda-

Derivations in English

sanderling, greensand, sandbag, sandbank, sandblast, sandbox, sandcastle, sandculture, sander, sandfish, sandfly, sandglass, sandman, sandpaper, sandpiper, sandpit, sandroller, sandstone, sandstorm, sandworm, sandwort, sandbug, sandbur, sandhog, sandlot, quicksand, sanded, sanding

Cognates

Danish sand, Dutch zand, German Sand, Gothic malma, Icelandic sandur, Nynorsk sand, Old High German sant, Riksmal sand, Swedish sand

Usage

Word found in Old English, Modern English



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