Etymology Explorer › Norwegian Bokmål

Where does “sunn” come from?

sunn (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from German gesund, from Middle High German gesunt, from Old High German gisunt, from Proto-West Germanic gasund, from Proto-Germanic sundaz, from Proto-Indo-European swent- — vigorous, active, healthy; active, healthy.

sunn (Norwegian Bokmål): healthy; sound

Definitions

  1. healthy; sound

Ancestry of “sunn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germangesundhealthy
2Middle High Germangesunt—
3Old High Germangisunthealthy
4Proto-West Germanicgasundhealthy
5Proto-Germanicsundazhealthy
6Proto-Indo-Europeanswent-vigorous, active, healthy; active, healthy

Words derived from “sunn”

  • usunn
  • sunne
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swent- →