Where does “Kältesonde” come from?
Kältesonde (German) comes from German Sonde, 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.
Kältesonde (German): cryoprobe
Definitions
- cryoprobe
Ancestry of “Kältesonde”, step by step
Kältesonde traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Sonde
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Sonde | probe; 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 |