Where does “hoofdzonde” come from?

hoofdzonde (Dutch) 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- — to be.

hoofdzonde (Dutch): cardinal sin

Definitions

  1. cardinal sin

Ancestry of “hoofdzonde”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchzondesin; sin; sinfulness; shame; pity; waste
2Middle Dutchsondesin, transgression
3Old Dutchsundasin
4Proto-Germanicsundijōsin
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁s-ónt-ih₂—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁sóntsactive participle of *h₁ésti; being, existence;...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ēs-to be
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ēs- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁sónts →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁s-ónt-ih₂ →