Where does “ondsindet” come from?

ondsindet (Danish) comes from Danish sind, from Middle Low German sîn, from Old Saxon *sinn, from Proto-West Germanic sinn, from Proto-Germanic sinnaz, from Proto-Indo-European sentnós, from Proto-Indo-European sent-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁es- — to be.

ondsindet (Danish): malicious, malevolent

Definitions

  1. malicious, malevolent

Ancestry of “ondsindet”, step by step

ondsindet traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish sind

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishsindmind; temper, disposition
2Middle Low Germansînof his
3Old Saxon*sinn
4Proto-West Germanicsinnsense, perception; sense, meaning; reason, mental...
5Proto-Germanicsinnazsense, perception; sense, meaning
6Proto-Indo-Europeansentnós
7Proto-Indo-Europeansent-to head for, to go, to travel; to feel
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁es-to be

via Danish ond

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishondevil
2Old Norsevándrevil
3Proto-Germanicwanh-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁es-Every word from Proto-Indo-European sent-Every word from Proto-Indo-European sentnós
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