sand
Middle English
/saːnd/
noun
Definitions
- sand finely ground rock
- A grain of sand.
- A shoal, the sea floor.
- Land, dry ground.
Etymology
Inherited from Old English sand (sand) inherited from Proto-Germanic *samdaz (sand) inherited from Proto-Indo-European *sámh₂dʰos (sand).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*sámh₂dʰos
Gloss
sand
Concept
Semantic Field
The physical world
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
砂, 沙
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Sandford English
- Sandland English
- desand English
- dunesand English
- firesand English
- greensand English
- ironsand English
- quicksand English
- resand English
- sand English
- sand eel English
- sand-cast English
- sand-nigger English
- sandable English
- sandbag English
- sandball English
- sandbank English
- sandbar English
- sandbathe English
- sandbed English
- sandbell English
- sandbelt English
- sandbird English
- sandblast English
- sandblaster English
- sandboard English
- sandboarding English
- sandbox English
- sandboy English
- sandbur English
- sandcastle English
- sandcrete English
- sander English
- sandfish English
- sandflat English
- sandflea English
- sandfly English
- sandglass English
- sandgroper English
- sandgrounder English
- sandgrouse English
- sandheap English
- sandhill English
- sandhiller English
- sandhog English
- sandhopper English
- sandification English
- sanding English
- sandish English
- sandlace English
- sandless English
- sandlighter English
- sandlike English
- sandling English
- sandlot English
- sandman English
- sandnigger English
- sandpainting English
- sandpaper English
- sandpile English
- sandpipe English
- sandpiper English
- sandpit English
- sandplain English
- sandprawn English
- sandridge English
- sandscape English
- sandshoe English
- sandsoap English
- sandspit English
- sandspur English
- sandstone English
- sandstorm English
- sandsucker English
- sandthorn English
- sandward English
- sandwasher English
- sandworm English
- sandwort English
- sandy English
- seasand English
- sabulum Latin
- ψάμαθος Ancient Greek
- *sámh₂dʰos Proto-Indo-European
- *samdaz Proto-Germanic
- *sandō Proto-Germanic
- cwecesand Old English
- eolhsand Old English
- sand Old English
- sandceosol Old English
- sandig Old English
- quik Middle English
- quyksande Middle English
- sandr Old Norse
- sant Old High German
- *sant Old Dutch
- sand Old Frisian