Etymology

From Middle Dutch zoene, soen, soene, swoene ‎(“reconciliation; atonement; kiss”), from Old Dutch *sōna, *swōna ‎(“reconciliation; peace; agreement”), from Proto-Germanic *sōnō, *swōnō ‎(“appeasement; reconciliation; atonement; sacrifice”), from Proto-Indo-European *swā-n- ‎(“healthy; whole; active; vigorous”). Cognate with German Sühne ‎(“atonement”). Related to Dutch gezond ‎(“healthy”).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -un