Where does “sunder” come from?
sunder (Old Swedish) comes 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 “sunder”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Low German | sunt | — |
| 2 | Old Saxon | sund | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | sund | healthy |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | sundaz | healthy |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | swent- | vigorous, active, healthy; active, healthy |
Words derived from “sunder”