Where does “sonst” come from?

sonst (German) comes from Middle High German sunst, from Old High German sus — thus.

sonst (German): otherwise; normally, usually; else

Definitions

  1. otherwise; normally, usually; else

Ancestry of “sonst”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germansunst
2Old High Germansusthus

Words derived from “sonst

Every word from Old High German susEvery word from Middle High German sunst