Where does “sundur” come from?
sundur (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse sundr, from Proto-Germanic sundraz, from Proto-Indo-European snter-.
sundur (Icelandic): apart
Ancestry of “sundur”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | sundr | apart |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | sundraz | separate, isolated, alone |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | snter- | — |