Where does “Sünder” come from?

Sünder (German) comes from Middle High German sünder, from Old High German suntar, from Proto-Germanic sundraz, from Proto-Indo-European snter-.

Sünder (German): sinner

Definitions

  1. sinner

Ancestry of “Sünder”, step by step

Sünder traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle High German sünder

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germansünder—
2Old High Germansuntar—
3Proto-Germanicsundrazseparate, isolated, alone
4Proto-Indo-Europeansnter-—

via Middle High German sündære

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germansündære—
2Old High Germansuntāri—
3Proto-Germanicsundārijazsinner

via Middle High German suntāre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germansuntāre—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European snter- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sundraz →Every word from Old High German suntar →