Where does “afzonderlijk” come from?
afzonderlijk (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.
afzonderlijk (Dutch): separate
Definitions
- separate
Ancestry of “afzonderlijk”, step by step
afzonderlijk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch afzonderen
| 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 |