Where does “ȝesund” come from?
ȝesund (Middle English) comes from Old English sund, from Old Norse sund, from Proto-Germanic sundą, from Proto-Germanic swimmaną, from Proto-Indo-European swem(bʰ)- — to bend, turn, swing; to be unsteady, move, swim.
Ancestry of “ȝesund”, step by step
ȝesund traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old English sund
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old English | sund | swimming; sea, water |
| 2 | Old Norse | sund | swimming; strait, sound; swimming, sound |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | sundą | swimming; sound, strait |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | swimmaną | to be unsteady; to swim; float |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | swem(bʰ)- | to bend, turn, swing; to be unsteady, move, swim |