Where does “sondável” come from?
sondável (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese sondar, from Portuguese sonda, 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.
Ancestry of “sondável”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | sondar | to investigate inconspicuously; to probe; to... |
| 2 | Portuguese | sonda | probe; sound; a rope or rod used to fathom bodies... |
| 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 |