Middle English from Old English sund swimming, sea Middle English soun from Old French son from Latin sonus swen- in Indo-European roots Middle English sounden from Old French sonder from sonde sounding line probably of Germanic originĪmerican Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition Verb: from Middle English sownden, sounen, from Anglo-Norman suner, Old French soner (modern sonner), from Latin sonare Noun: from Middle English sownde, alteration of sowne, from Anglo-Norman sun, soun, Old French son, from accusative of Latin sonus. Middle English sounden, from Old French sonder, from sonde (“sounding line") of Germanic origin, compare Old English sundgyrd (“a sounding rod"), sundline (“a sounding line"), Old English sund (“water", "sea"). Cognate with Dutch sond (“sound strait"), Danish sund (“sound strait channel"), Swedish sund (“sound strait channel"), Icelandic sund (“sound strait channel"). See swith.įrom Middle English sound, sund, from Old English sund (“the power, capacity, or act of swimming swimming sea ocean water sound strait channel"), from Proto-Germanic *sundÄ… (“swimming sound"), from Proto-Indo-European *swem- (“swimming sea"). Related also to German geschwind (“fast, quick"), Old English swīþ (“strong, mighty, powerful, active, severe, violent"). Cognate with Scots sound, soun (“healthy, sound"), Saterland Frisian suund, gesuund (“healthy"), West Frisian sûn (“healthy"), Dutch gezond (“healthy, sound"), Low German sund, gesund (“healthy"), German gesund (“healthy, sound"), Danish sund (“healthy"), Swedish sund (“sound, healthy"), Irish fétaid (“to be able"). From Middle English sound, sund, isund, ȝesund, from Old English sund, Ä¡esund (“sound, safe, whole, uninjured, healthy, prosperous"), from Proto-Germanic *gasundaz, *sundaz (“healthy"), from Proto-Indo-European *sunt-, *swent- (“vigorous, active, healthy").
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