An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Sandel

by Friedrich Kluge

Sandel, m., ‘sandal-wood,’ ModHG. only, from Ital. sandalo (Fr. sandal), ‘an Indian dyeing wood’; “from Gr. σάνταλον, which comes from Arab. zandal, but orig. derived from Sans. candana. The tree grows in the East Indies, whence the wood was brought to the West as an article of commerce.”