Where does “sondita” come from?
sondita (Spanish) comes from Spanish sonda, from French sonde, from Middle French sonde, from Old French sonde, from Old English sund, from Old Norse sund, from Proto-Germanic sundą, from Proto-Germanic swimmaną — to bend, turn, swing; to be unsteady, move, swim.
Ancestry of “sondita”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | sonda | probe; catheter, tube |
| 2 | French | sonde | probe; sound; Any of various devices for testing... |
| 3 | Middle French | sonde | sounding line |
| 4 | Old French | sonde | sounding line |
| 5 | Old English | sund | swimming; sea, water |
| 6 | Old Norse | sund | swimming; strait, sound; swimming, sound |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | sundą | swimming; sound, strait |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | swimmaną | to be unsteady; to swim; float |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | swem(bʰ)- | to bend, turn, swing; to be unsteady, move, swim |