Etymology Explorer β€Ί Danish

Where does β€œsvarperson” come from?

svarperson (Danish) comes from Danish person, from French personne, from Middle French personne, from Old French persone, from Medieval Latin persona, from Latin persōna, from Etruscan πŒ˜πŒ„πŒ“πŒ”πŒ–, from Ancient Greek Ο€ΟΟŒΟƒΟ‰Ο€ΞΏΞ½ β€” to see; eye.

svarperson (Danish): respondent

Definitions

  1. respondent

Ancestry of β€œsvarperson”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishpersonperson; character; figure
2Frenchpersonneperson; no one, nobody; anyone
3Middle Frenchpersonneβ€”
4Old Frenchpersoneperson; individual; rector of a parish; someone;...
5Medieval Latinpersonaparson, person; mask; character
6Latinpersōnaβ€”
7EtruscanπŒ˜πŒ„πŒ“πŒ”πŒ–a mask; a masked individual, often performing in...
8Ancient GreekΟ€ΟΟŒΟƒΟ‰Ο€ΞΏΞ½face, visage, countenance; front; mask
9Ancient Greekὀψto the eye; in the face; eye
10Proto-HellenicΓ³kΚ·sβ€”
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ókΚ·seye
12Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ekΚ·-to see; eye
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekΚ·- β†’