Etymology

sandridge

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Today it means: A ridge or bank of sand; sandbank. Full definition →

Middle English *sandrygge ← Old English sandhryċġ
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sandridge · noun1

  1. Old English · inherited fromsandhryċġ“a sandbank”
  2. Middle English · inherited from*sandrygge
  3. English todaysandridge

From Middle English *sandrygge, from Old English sandhryċġ (“a sandbank”), equivalent to sand + ridge. Cognate with West Frisian sânrêch, Dutch zandrug, German Sandrücken.

Sandridge · proper noun2

  1. Old English · derived fromsand“sand”
  2. English todaySandridge

From Old English sand (“sand”) + hryċġ (“ridge”).

Words from the same roots

Old Englishsand all →

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