Where does “usunn” come from?

usunn (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk 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 Nynorsk): unhealthy

Definitions

  1. unhealthy

Ancestry of “usunn”, step by step

usunn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk sunn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorsksunnhealthy; sound
2Germangesundhealthy
3Middle High Germangesunt
4Old High Germangisunthealthy
5Proto-West Germanicgasundhealthy
6Proto-Germanicsundazhealthy
7Proto-Indo-Europeanswent-vigorous, active, healthy; active, healthy

via Norwegian Nynorsk U

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian NynorskU
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swent-Every word from Proto-Germanic sundazEvery word from Proto-West Germanic gasund