Where does “sunder” come from?
Sunder derives from Middle English sunder, from Old English sundrian, from Proto-Germanic sundraz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European snter-.
sunder (English): Sundry; separate; different; To break or separate...
Definitions
- Sundry; separate; different; To break or separate...
Ancestry of “sunder”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | sunder | — |
| 2 | Old English | sundor- | apart, aloof, separately, in a manner that... |
| 3 | Old English | sundor | apart, separate, private, aloof, by one's self |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | sundraz | separate, isolated, alone |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | snter- | — |
Words derived from “sunder”