Where does “skynda” come from?

skynda (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish skynda, from Old Norse skynda, from Proto-Germanic skundijaną — to drive; speed up; accelerate.

skynda (Swedish): to hurry; to move quickly, to do something...

Definitions

  1. to hurry; to move quickly, to do something...

Ancestry of “skynda”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishskyndato hastily drive; to hasten
2Old Norseskyndato hasten, accelerate
3Proto-Germanicskundijanąto drive; speed up; accelerate

Words derived from “skynda

Every word from Proto-Germanic skundijanąEvery word from Old Norse skyndaEvery word from Old Swedish skynda
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