Where does “űrszonda” come from?
űrszonda (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian szonda, 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 — to bend, turn, swing; to be unsteady, move, swim.
űrszonda (Hungarian): space probe
Definitions
- space probe
Ancestry of “űrszonda”, step by step
űrszonda traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hungarian szonda
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | szonda | probe |
| 2 | German | Sonde | probe; sonde |
| 3 | French | sonde | probe; sound; Any of various devices for testing... |
| 4 | Middle French | sonde | sounding line |
| 5 | Old French | sonde | sounding line |
| 6 | Old English | sund | swimming; sea, water |
| 7 | Old Norse | sund | swimming; strait, sound; swimming, sound |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | sundą | swimming; sound, strait |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | swimmaną | to be unsteady; to swim; float |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | swem(bʰ)- | to bend, turn, swing; to be unsteady, move, swim |