Where does “afzondering” come from?
afzondering (Dutch) comes from Dutch afzonderen, 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 — to bend, turn, swing; to be unsteady, move, swim.
afzondering (Dutch): seclusion, isolation
Definitions
- seclusion, isolation
Ancestry of “afzondering”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | afzonderen | to isolate |
| 2 | Dutch | zonderen | to separate, to set apart |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | sonderen | — |
| 4 | Middle French | sonder | — |
| 5 | Old French | sonder | to plumb |
| 6 | Old French | sonde | sounding line |
| 7 | Old English | sund | swimming; sea, water |
| 8 | Old Norse | sund | swimming; strait, sound; swimming, sound |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | sundą | swimming; sound, strait |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | swimmaną | to be unsteady; to swim; float |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | swem(bʰ)- | to bend, turn, swing; to be unsteady, move, swim |