Where does “afzonderen” come from?
afzonderen (Dutch) comes from Dutch zonderen, from Middle Dutch sonderen, from Middle French sonder, from Old French sonder, from Old French sonde, from Old English sund, from Old Norse sund, from Proto-Germanic sundą — to bend, turn, swing; to be unsteady, move, swim.
afzonderen (Dutch): to isolate
Definitions
- to isolate
Ancestry of “afzonderen”, step by step
afzonderen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch zonderen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | zonderen | to separate, to set apart |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | sonderen | — |
| 3 | Middle French | sonder | — |
| 4 | Old French | sonder | to plumb |
| 5 | Old French | sonde | sounding line |
| 6 | Old English | sund | swimming; sea, water |
| 7 | Old Norse | sund | swimming; strait, sound; swimming, sound |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | sundą | swimming; sound, strait |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | swimmaną | to be unsteady; to swim; float |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | swem(bʰ)- | to bend, turn, swing; to be unsteady, move, swim |