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Where does “usunn” come from?

usunn (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål sunn, 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.

usunn (Norwegian Bokmål): unhealthy

Definitions

  1. unhealthy

Ancestry of “usunn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålsunnhealthy; sound
2Germangesundhealthy
3Middle High Germangesunt—
4Old High Germangisunthealthy
5Proto-West Germanicgasundhealthy
6Proto-Germanicsundazhealthy
7Proto-Indo-Europeanswent-vigorous, active, healthy; active, healthy
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swent- →