Where does “зонд” come from?
зонд (Kazakh) comes from Russian зонд, 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.
зонд (Kazakh): probe
Ancestry of “зонд”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | зонд | 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 |