Where does “besunder” come from?

besunder (Middle High German) comes from Middle High German bī, from Old High German bī, from Proto-West Germanic bī, from Proto-Germanic bi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂m̥bʰi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂n̥tbʰi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énts, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent- — on, onto.

besunder (Middle High German): special, extraordinary

Definitions

  1. special, extraordinary

Ancestry of “besunder”, step by step

besunder traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle High German bī

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanbī—
2Old High Germanbīby, at
3Proto-West Germanicbīby, at; near, around
4Proto-Germanicbiby, at; near, around
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂m̥bʰiaround, on either side of, about; in exchange...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂n̥tbʰi—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éntsforehead; front
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

via Middle High German sünder

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

Words derived from “besunder”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂énts →