Where does “avund” come from?

avund (Swedish) comes from Romanian afund, from Old Norse ǫfund, from Proto-Germanic abundiz, from Proto-Germanic undiz, from Proto-Germanic unnaną, from Proto-Indo-European ān- — to notice; face, mouth.

avund (Swedish): envy

Definitions

  1. envy

Ancestry of “avund”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianafunddeep; depth; first-person singular present...
2Old Norseǫfundenvy
3Proto-Germanicabundizenvy
4Proto-Germanicundizfavour; affection
5Proto-Germanicunnanąto grant, bestow
6Proto-Indo-Europeanān-to notice; face, mouth

Words derived from “avund

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ān-
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