Where does “Sonderbund” come from?
Sonderbund (English) comes from German Sonderbund, from German bund, from Middle High German bunt, from Latin punctus, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.
Sonderbund (English): The Swiss cantons of Lucerne, Fribourg, Valais, Uri, Schwyz, Unterwalden and Zug, all predominantly Catholic and governed by conservative administrations, and the subject of the Sonderbund War of 1847
Definitions
- The Swiss cantons of Lucerne, Fribourg, Valais, Uri, Schwyz, Unterwalden and Zug, all predominantly Catholic and governed by conservative administrations, and the subject of the Sonderbund War of 1847
Ancestry of “Sonderbund”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Sonderbund | Sonderbund historical alliance of cantons in Switzerland |
| 2 | German | bund | alliance, federation, league |
| 3 | Middle High German | bunt | — |
| 4 | Latin | punctus | pricked, punctured, pierced, having been pricked;... |
| 5 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |