Where does “sunta” come from?
sunta (Old High German) comes from Proto-Germanic sundijō, from Proto-Indo-European h₁s-ónt-ih₂, from Proto-Indo-European h₁sónts, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ēs- — to be.
sunta (Old High German): sin; pity, shame
Definitions
- sin; pity, shame
Ancestry of “sunta”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | sundijō | sin |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁s-ónt-ih₂ | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁sónts | active participle of *h₁ésti; being, existence;... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ēs- | to be |