Where does “sund” come from?
sund (Swedish) comes 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.
sund (Swedish): sound, healthy; sound, strait
Definitions
- sound, healthy; sound, strait
Ancestry of “sund”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Swedish | sunder | — |
| 2 | Middle Low German | sunt | — |
| 3 | Old Saxon | sund | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | sund | healthy |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | sundaz | healthy |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | swent- | vigorous, active, healthy; active, healthy |
Words derived from “sund”