Where does “pudotussondi” come from?
pudotussondi (Finnish) comes from Finnish sondi, from French sonde, from Middle French sonde, 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.
pudotussondi (Finnish): dropsonde
Definitions
- dropsonde
Ancestry of “pudotussondi”, step by step
pudotussondi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish sondi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | sondi | sonde |
| 2 | French | sonde | probe; sound; Any of various devices for testing... |
| 3 | Middle French | sonde | sounding line |
| 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 |