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Where does “gund” come from?

gund (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic gundaz, from Proto-Indo-European gʰendʰ- — ulcer, sore, abscess, boil; sore, ulcer, abscess,...

gund (Old English): matter, pus; matter, pus, poison

Definitions

  1. matter, pus; matter, pus, poison

Ancestry of “gund”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicgundazsore, boil; canker; purulent matter, atter, pus
2Proto-Indo-Europeangʰendʰ-ulcer, sore, abscess, boil; sore, ulcer, abscess,...

Words derived from “gund”

  • red-gum
  • gound
  • gounde
  • gownde
  • reed gounde
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