Where does “usund” come from?

usund (Estonian) 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.

usund (Estonian): religion

Definitions

  1. religion

Ancestry of “usund”, step by step

usund 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 Estonian usk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianuskfaith, belief; religion
2Estonianuskumato believe, to have faith in something; to think,...
3Proto-Finnicuskodakto believe; to have faith
4Proto-Germanicwunskijanąto wish, to desire
5Proto-Germanicwunskazwish
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwun-

Words derived from “usund

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swent-Every word from Proto-Germanic sundazEvery word from Proto-West Germanic sund
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