Where does “sunde” come from?
sunde (Old Frisian) comes from Danish sund, from Middle Low German sunt, from Old Saxon sund, from Proto-West Germanic sund, from Proto-Germanic sundaz, from Proto-Indo-European swent- — vigorous, active, healthy; active, healthy.
Ancestry of “sunde”, step by step
sunde traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish sund
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | sund | a sound, strait; healthy, wholesome |
| 2 | Middle Low German | sunt | — |
| 3 | Old Saxon | sund | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | sund | healthy |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | sundaz | healthy |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | swent- | vigorous, active, healthy; active, healthy |
via Old High German sunta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old High German | sunta | sin; pity, shame |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | sundijō | sin |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁s-ónt-ih₂ | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁sónts | active participle of *h₁ésti; being, existence;... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ēs- | to be |