Where does “sunn” come from?

sunn (Norwegian Nynorsk) 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 Nynorsk): healthy; sound

Definitions

  1. healthy; sound

Ancestry of “sunn”, step by step

sunn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German gesund

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

via Middle Low German sunt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germansunt—
2Proto-Germanicsundąswimming; sound, strait
3Proto-Germanicswimmanąto be unsteady; to swim; float
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswem(bʰ)-to bend, turn, swing; to be unsteady, move, swim

Words derived from “sunn”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swent- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sundaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic gasund →