Where does “zondeval” come from?

zondeval (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.

zondeval (Dutch): fall of man

Definitions

  1. fall of man

Ancestry of “zondeval”, step by step

zondeval traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch zonde

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

via Dutch val

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchvalA fall; A downfall, demise; A case
2Middle Dutchvalle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ēs-