Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/sundą

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

From earlier *swumdan (compare Gothic 𐍃𐍅𐌿𐌼𐍃𐌻 (swumsl, “pool”)), from Proto-Indo-European *swm̥tóm.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsun.dɑ̃/

Noun

*sundą n

1. swimming
2. sound, strait

Inflection

neuter a-stemDeclension of *sundą (neuter a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*sundą	*sundō
vocative	*sundą	*sundō
accusative	*sundą	*sundō
genitive	*sundas, *sundis	*sundǫ̂
dative	*sundai	*sundamaz
instrumental	*sundō	*sundamiz

Related terms

• *swimmaną

Descendants

• Old English: sund
  • Middle English: sund, sound
    • Scots: sund, sound
    • English: sound
  • → Middle French: sonder
    • French: sonder; sonde
      • → English: sound
• Old Saxon: *sund
  • Middle Low German: sunt
    • → Middle High German: sund
      • German: Sund
• Old Dutch: *sund
  • Middle Dutch: sund, sond
    • Dutch: zond (variants: sont, sond)
• Old Norse: sund
  • Icelandic: sund
  • Faroese: sund
  • Norwegian: sund
  • Old Swedish: sund, sond
    • Swedish: sund
  • Danish: sund