Where does “sunnur” come from?

sunnur (Faroese) 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.

sunnur (Faroese): sound, healthy

Definitions

  1. sound, healthy

Ancestry of “sunnur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishsunda sound, strait; healthy, wholesome
2Middle Low Germansunt—
3Old Saxonsund—
4Proto-West Germanicsundhealthy
5Proto-Germanicsundazhealthy
6Proto-Indo-Europeanswent-vigorous, active, healthy; active, healthy
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swent- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sundaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic sund →