Where does “sönder” come from?
sönder (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish sundr, from Proto-Germanic sundraz, from Proto-Indo-European snter-.
sönder (Swedish): broken, asunder
Ancestry of “sönder”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Swedish | sundr | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | sundraz | separate, isolated, alone |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | snter- | — |