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Where does “Sundberg” come from?

Sundberg (Swedish) comes from Swedish sund, from Old Swedish sunder, 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 “Sundberg”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsundsound, healthy; sound, strait
2Old Swedishsunder—
3Middle Low Germansunt—
4Old Saxonsund—
5Proto-West Germanicsundhealthy
6Proto-Germanicsundazhealthy
7Proto-Indo-Europeanswent-vigorous, active, healthy; active, healthy
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swent- →