Etymology

desand

D2E1S1A1N1D2

Today it means: To remove sand from. Full definition →

English sand ← Middle English sond ← Old English sand
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*de
  2. Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
  3. Proto-Italic*dē
  4. Latindē
  5. Latindē-
  6. Englishde-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*sámdʰos?
  8. Proto-Germanic*samdaz
  9. Proto-West Germanic*samd
  10. Old Englishsand
  11. Middle Englishsond
  12. Englishsand
  13. English todaydesand

From de- + sand.

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