Where does “sundry” come from?
Sundry comes from Middle English sondry, from Old English syndriġ, from Old English sundor meaning apart or separately, from Proto-Germanic sundraz, from Proto-Indo-European snter-, from Proto-Indo-European senH-.
sundry (English): Separate; distinct; diverse; Individual; one for...
Definitions
- Separate; distinct; diverse; Individual; one for...
Ancestry of “sundry”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | sondri | — |
| 2 | Old English | syndriġ | separate, single; sundry, various, distinct;... |
| 3 | Old English | -iġ | -y, -ic |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | -g | Forms adjectives from nouns and verbs with a... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -gaz | -y |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |
Words derived from “sundry”