zand

See also: Zand

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch sant, from Old Dutch *sant, from Proto-West Germanic *samd, from Proto-Germanic *samdaz, from Proto-Indo-European *sámh₂dʰos.

Compare Low German Sand, West Frisian sand, German Sand, English sand, Danish sand.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /zɑnt/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: zand
  • Rhymes: -ɑnt
  • Homophone: Zand

Noun

zand n (uncountable)

  1. sand

Derived terms

- general:

- toponyms:

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: sand
  • Berbice Creole Dutch: sandi
  • Negerhollands: sand, san
  • Skepi Creole Dutch: sant
  • Papiamentu: santu
  • Saramaccan: sándu
  • Sranan Tongo: santi
    • Caribbean Hindustani: santi
    • Caribbean Javanese: santi

Old High German

Alternative forms

  • zan, zant, tænd

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *tanþ.

Noun

zand m

  1. (anatomy) A tooth.

Declension

Descendants

  • Middle High German: zan, zant
  • Italian: zanna (via Lombardic)

References

  1. Joseph Wright, An Old High German Primer, Second Edition
  2. Köbler, Gerhard, Althochdeutsches Wörterbuch, (6. Auflage) 2014
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