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Where does “sunnju” come from?

sunnju (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic sunjō, from Proto-Indo-European h₁s-ónt-ih₂, from Proto-Indo-European h₁sónts, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ēs-.

sunnju (Proto-West Germanic): responsibility; care; concern; worry; anxiety

Definitions

  1. responsibility; care; concern; worry; anxiety

Ancestry of “sunnju”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicsunjōtruth, sooth; denial, protest
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁s-ónt-ih₂—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁sóntsactive participle of *h₁ésti; being, existence;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ēs-—

Words derived from “sunnju”

  • bezonian
  • bisonium
  • bisoño
  • abbisognare
  • bisognoso
  • bisognare
  • bisogno
  • besoin
  • laŭbezone
  • senbezona
  • bezono
  • bezoni
  • bezonar
  • besoignable
  • besoing
  • bésouain
  • besoing
  • besoingnable
  • besonh
  • bixogno
  • bżonn
  • besoniar
  • besonio
  • bisonium
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