Where does “usundhed” come from?

usundhed (Danish) comes from Estonian usund, 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.

usundhed (Danish): unhealthiness, unwholesomeness

Definitions

  1. unhealthiness, unwholesomeness

Ancestry of “usundhed”, step by step

usundhed traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Estonian usund

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianusundreligion
2Danishsunda sound, strait; healthy, wholesome
3Middle Low Germansunt—
4Old Saxonsund—
5Proto-West Germanicsundhealthy
6Proto-Germanicsundazhealthy
7Proto-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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swent- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sundaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic sund →