Resound
/rɪˈzaʊnd/noun
To sound again, echo, or ring loudly.
Did you know?Resound comes from the prefix re- meaning “again” plus sound, and its history is tied to the ancient idea of sound returning through space like an echo.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*swen-
“to sound, make a noise”
Old English
Old English
sund
“sound, noise”
Old French
Old French
resonder
“to sound again, echo”
14th Century
English
resounden
“to echo or ring again”
Modern English
English
resound
“to echo loudly or be filled with sound”
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