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Where does “sundriness” come from?

sundriness (English) comes from English sundry, from Middle English sondri, from Old English syndriġ, from Old English -iġ, from Proto-West Germanic -g, from Proto-Germanic -gaz, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

sundriness (English): The quality of being sundry

Definitions

  1. The quality of being sundry

Ancestry of “sundriness”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsundrySeparate; distinct; diverse; Individual; one for...
2Middle Englishsondri—
3Old Englishsyndriġseparate, single; sundry, various, distinct;...
4Old English-iġ-y, -ic
5Proto-West Germanic-gForms adjectives from nouns and verbs with a...
6Proto-Germanic-gaz-y
7Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic
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