Asundered
/əˈsʌn.dərd/noun
Separated or divided into distinct parts.
Did you know?Asundered comes from the same ancient Germanic family as “sundry,” whose older sense was “separate” or “different.”
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*sen-
“Apart, separately, or away from”
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*sundrą
“Separate or apart”
Old English
Old English
on sundran
“Apart, separately; literally in a separated state”
Middle English
Middle English
asonder
“Apart, into separate parts”
14th–15th Century
English
asundren / asundered
“Separated, divided, or torn apart”
Modern English
English
asundered
“Separated or divided”