Where does โ€œsvarpersonโ€ 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 persลna, from Etruscan ๐Œ˜๐Œ„๐Œ“๐Œ”๐Œ–, from Ancient Greek ฯ€ฯฯŒฯƒฯ‰ฯ€ฮฟฮฝ โ€” to see; eye.

svarperson (Danish): respondent

Definitions

  1. respondent

Ancestry of โ€œsvarpersonโ€, step by step

svarperson traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish person

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishpersonperson; character; figure
2Frenchpersonneperson; no one, nobody; anyone
3Middle Frenchpersonneโ€”
4Old Frenchpersoneperson; individual; rector of a parish; someone;...
5Medieval Latinpersonaparson, person; mask; character
6Latinpersลnamask
7Etruscan๐Œ˜๐Œ„๐Œ“๐Œ”๐Œ–a mask; a masked individual, often performing in...
8Ancient Greekฯ€ฯฯŒฯƒฯ‰ฯ€ฮฟฮฝface, visage, countenance; front; mask
9Ancient Greekแฝคฯˆto the eye; in the face; eye
10Proto-Hellenicรณkสทseye
11Proto-Indo-Europeanhโ‚ƒรณkสทseye
12Proto-Indo-Europeanhโ‚ƒekสท-to see; eye

via Danish svar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishsvaranswer; reply; response
2Old Norsesvaranswer, reply
3Proto-Germanicswarลa solemn statement or affirmation; oath; vow
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswer-to ache; to fester; wound; injury
Every word from Proto-Indo-European hโ‚ƒekสท- โ†’Every word from Proto-Indo-European hโ‚ƒรณkสทs โ†’Every word from Proto-Hellenic รณkสทs โ†’