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Where does “ġesund” come from?

ġesund (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic sund, from Proto-Germanic sundaz, from Proto-Indo-European swent- — vigorous, active, healthy; active, healthy.

ġesund (Old English): sound, safe, whole, uninjured, healthy,...

Definitions

  1. sound, safe, whole, uninjured, healthy,...

Ancestry of “ġesund”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicsundhealthy
2Proto-Germanicsundazhealthy
3Proto-Indo-Europeanswent-vigorous, active, healthy; active, healthy

Words derived from “ġesund”

  • sound
  • Sound
  • sounding
  • ultrasound
  • soundly
  • soundness
  • resounding
  • unsound
  • soundtrack
  • resound
  • soundless
  • soundest
  • unsoundness
  • soundlessly
  • resoundingly
  • soundscape
  • soundproof
  • soundboard
  • soundman
  • infrasound
  • soundeth
  • soundcheck
  • soundlessness
  • soundwave
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swent- →