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