Where does “sonde” come from?
sonde (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch zonde, from Middle Dutch sonde, from Old Dutch sunda, from Proto-Germanic sundijō, from Proto-Indo-European h₁s-ónt-ih₂, from Proto-Indo-European h₁sónts, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ēs-.
sonde (Afrikaans): sin
Ancestry of “sonde”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | zonde | sin; sin; sinfulness; shame; pity; waste |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | sonde | sin, transgression |
| 3 | Old Dutch | sunda | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | sundijō | sin |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁s-ónt-ih₂ | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁sónts | active participle of *h₁ésti; being, existence;... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ēs- | — |