Where does “sund” come from?

sund (Old English) comes from Old Norse sund, from Proto-Germanic sundą, from Proto-Germanic swimmaną, from Proto-Indo-European swem(bʰ)- — to bend, turn, swing; to be unsteady, move, swim.

sund (Old English): swimming; sea, water

Definitions

  1. swimming; sea, water

Ancestry of “sund”, step by step

sund traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse sund

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesundswimming; strait, sound; swimming, sound
2Proto-Germanicsundąswimming; sound, strait
3Proto-Germanicswimmanąto be unsteady; to swim; float
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswem(bʰ)-to bend, turn, swing; to be unsteady, move, swim

via Proto-West Germanic sund

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

Words derived from “sund”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swem(bʰ)- →Every word from Proto-Germanic swimmaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic sundą →