Where does “Sündenbabel” come from?
Sündenbabel (German) comes from German Sünde, from Old Frisian sunde, from Danish -e, from Old Danish -æ, from Old Norse -a, from Proto-Germanic -ōną, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti — he, she.
Sündenbabel (German): a city rife with hedonism or sin, particularly of...
Definitions
- a city rife with hedonism or sin, particularly of...
Ancestry of “Sündenbabel”, step by step
Sündenbabel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Sünde
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Sünde | sin |
| 2 | Old Frisian | sunde | — |
| 3 | Danish | -e | Marks the infinitive of many or most verbs, and... |
| 4 | Old Danish | -æ | — |
| 5 | Old Norse | -a | indicates negation; does not; Creates... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -ōną | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 10 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via German Babel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Babel | Babel, Babylon |