Where does “sonder” come from?
sonder (Indonesian) comes from English sonder, from French sonder, from Middle French sonder, from Old French sonder, 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.
sonder (Indonesian): shawl
Definitions
- shawl
Ancestry of “sonder”, step by step
sonder traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English sonder
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sonder | The profound feeling of realizing that everyone,... |
| 2 | French | sonder | to probe; to survey and take measurements using a... |
| 3 | Middle French | sonder | — |
| 4 | Old French | sonder | to plumb |
| 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 |
via Dutch zonder
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | zonder | without |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | sonder | without; except |
| 3 | Old Dutch | sunder | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | sundraz | separate, isolated, alone |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | snter- | — |
via Javanese ꦱꦺꦴꦤ꧀ꦝꦺꦂ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Javanese | ꦱꦺꦴꦤ꧀ꦝꦺꦂ | dancing shawl at the waist |