Where does “neusuntit” come from?
neusuntit (Manx) comes from Manx sunt, from Middle English sounden, from Old French sonder, from Old French sonde, from Old English sund, from Old Norse sund, from Proto-Germanic sundą, from Proto-Germanic swimmaną — to bend, turn, swing; to be unsteady, move, swim.
neusuntit (Manx): chartless, uncharted
Ancestry of “neusuntit”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Manx | sunt | to sound, fathom, chart by sounding |
| 2 | Middle English | sounden | — |
| 3 | Old French | sonder | to plumb |
| 4 | Old French | sonde | sounding line |
| 5 | Old English | sund | swimming; sea, water |
| 6 | Old Norse | sund | swimming; strait, sound; swimming, sound |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | sundą | swimming; sound, strait |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | swimmaną | to be unsteady; to swim; float |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | swem(bʰ)- | to bend, turn, swing; to be unsteady, move, swim |