Where does “syndabock” come from?
syndabock (Swedish) comes from German Sündenbock, from German Sünde, from Old Frisian sunde, from Danish -e, from Old Danish -æ, from Old Norse -a, from Proto-Germanic -ōną, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti — he, she.
syndabock (Swedish): a scapegoat
Definitions
- a scapegoat
Ancestry of “syndabock”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Sündenbock | scapegoat |
| 2 | German | Sünde | sin |
| 3 | Old Frisian | sunde | — |
| 4 | Danish | -e | Marks the infinitive of many or most verbs, and... |
| 5 | Old Danish | -æ | — |
| 6 | Old Norse | -a | indicates negation; does not; Creates... |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | -ōną | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 11 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |