sounder

sounder · adjective¹

1. Proto-Germanic · inherited from*sundizô
2. Old English · inherited fromġesundra
3. Middle English · inherited from*soundere
4. English todaysounder

From Middle English *soundere, from Old English ġesundra, from Proto-Germanic *sundizô, equivalent to sound + -er (comparative suffix).

sounder · noun²

1. Middle English · inherited fromsoundar
2. English todaysounder

From Middle English soundar, sownere, equivalent to sound + -er.

sounder · noun³

1. French · derived fromsonder
2. English todaysounder

From French sonder.

sounder · noun⁴

1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*sewH-“to bring forth, bear, give birth”
2. Proto-Germanic · derived from*sunaz“boar”
3. Proto-West Germanic · derived from*suniʀu
4. Old English · derived fromsunor“herd of swine”
5. Old Northern French · derived fromsondre
6. Anglo-Norman · derived fromsoundre
7. Middle English · inherited fromsoundre
8. English todaysounder

Inherited from Middle English soundre, from Anglo-Norman soundre, Old Northern French sondre, from a Germanic language, probably Old English sunor (“herd of swine”), from Proto-West Germanic *suniʀu, plural of *sun (“swine, boar”), from Proto-Germanic *sunaz (“boar”), from Proto-Indo-European *sewH- (“to bring forth, bear, give birth”). Cognate with Dutch zeunie (“trough, drinking bowl”).

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