Where does “sundwudu” come from?

sundwudu (Old English) comes from Old English sund, 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.

sundwudu (Old English): ship

Definitions

  1. ship

Ancestry of “sundwudu”, step by step

sundwudu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English sund

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishsundswimming; sea, water
2Old Norsesundswimming; strait, sound; swimming, sound
3Proto-Germanicsundąswimming; sound, strait
4Proto-Germanicswimmanąto be unsteady; to swim; float
5Proto-Indo-Europeanswem(bʰ)-to bend, turn, swing; to be unsteady, move, swim

via Old English wudu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishwuduwood; forest, woods; tree
2Old Englishwiduwood, forest, grove; tree; timber
3Proto-Germanicwiduzwood
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwidʰu-forest, wood; tree, beam
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swem(bʰ)- →Every word from Proto-Germanic swimmaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic sundą →
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