Etymology of the English word zounds
the English word
zoundsderived from the English word
God's woundsderived from the English word
godderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ghedh-derived from the Proto-Germanic root
*guthanderived from the English word
woundderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*wen-derived from the English word
windderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*we-derived from the Proto-Germanic root
*wendananderived from the Proto-Germanic root
*wendasDate
The earliest known usage of zounds in English dates from the 16th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
