Where does “sundą” come from?

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

sundą (Proto-Germanic): swimming; sound, strait

Definitions

  1. swimming; sound, strait

Ancestry of “sundą”, step by step

sundą traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic swimmaną

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicswimmanąto be unsteady; to swim; float
2Proto-Indo-Europeanswem(bʰ)-to bend, turn, swing; to be unsteady, move, swim

via Proto-Indo-European swem-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanswem-swimming; sea

via Proto-Indo-European swem(bh)-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanswem(bh)-to be unsteady, swim

Words derived from “sundą”

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