Where does “sundhed” come from?

sundhed (Danish) comes from Danish sund, from Middle Low German sunt, from Old Saxon sund, from Proto-West Germanic sund, from Proto-Germanic sundaz, from Proto-Indo-European swent- — vigorous, active, healthy; active, healthy.

sundhed (Danish): health

Definitions

  1. health

Ancestry of “sundhed”, step by step

sundhed traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish sund

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishsunda sound, strait; healthy, wholesome
2Middle Low Germansunt—
3Old Saxonsund—
4Proto-West Germanicsundhealthy
5Proto-Germanicsundazhealthy
6Proto-Indo-Europeanswent-vigorous, active, healthy; active, healthy

via Danish hed

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishhedimperative of hedde; past tense of hedde
2Old Danishhet—
3Old Norseheitrhot
4Proto-Germanichaitazhot
5Proto-Indo-European*keHy-to heat

Words derived from “sundhed”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swent- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sundaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic sund →