Where does “sund” come from?

sund (Faroese) comes from Old Norse sund, from Proto-Germanic sundą, from Proto-Germanic swimmaną, from Proto-Indo-European swem(bʰ)- — to bend, turn, swing; to be unsteady, move, swim.

sund (Faroese): sound, channel

Definitions

  1. sound, channel

Ancestry of “sund”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesundswimming; strait, sound; swimming, sound
2Proto-Germanicsundąswimming; sound, strait
3Proto-Germanicswimmanąto be unsteady; to swim; float
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswem(bʰ)-to bend, turn, swing; to be unsteady, move, swim
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swem(bʰ)- →Every word from Proto-Germanic swimmaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic sundą →