Asunder
/əˈsʌn.dər/noun
In or into separate pieces; apart from one another.
Did you know?Asunder comes from an old phrase built on the idea of being “in a separate state,” not from any demon or spell, but it became a powerful poetic word for cosmic rupture.
Etymological Timeline
Old English
OE
on sundran
“apart, separately”
Middle English
ME
a sunder
“apart, into separate parts”
14th Century
English
asunder
“in a separate place or condition; apart”
Modern English
English
asunder
“into separate pieces; apart”