Where does “meningsundersøgelse” come from?

meningsundersøgelse (Danish) comes from Danish undersøgelse, from Danish undersøge, from Danish søge, from Old Norse sǿkja, from Proto-Germanic sōkijaną, from Proto-Indo-European séh₂gyeti, from Proto-Indo-European seh₂g- — to seek out.

meningsundersøgelse (Danish): opinion poll

Definitions

  1. opinion poll

Ancestry of “meningsundersøgelse”, step by step

meningsundersøgelse traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish undersøgelse

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishundersøgelseinvestigation
2Danishundersøgeexamine, go over, look over, scrutinize
3Danishsøgeto search, look; to seek, to look for; to apply...
4Old Norsesǿkjato seek, look for, search
5Proto-Germanicsōkijanąto seek, look for
6Proto-Indo-Europeanséh₂gyetito give a sign
7Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂g-to seek out

via Danish mening

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishmeningan opinion (subjective thought)
2Danishmeneto mean; to think, hold, consider
3Middle Low Germanmeinen—
4Old Saxonmēnianto mean, to intend (to do something)
5Proto-Germanicmainijanąto mean, think
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmein-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European seh₂g- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European séh₂gyeti →Every word from Proto-Germanic sōkijaną →