Where does “tilsyn” come from?

tilsyn (Danish) comes from Danish syn, from Old Saxon siun, from Old Norse sýn, from Proto-Germanic siuniz, from Proto-Germanic sehwaną, from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- — to follow; to see; to say.

tilsyn (Danish): supervision, inspection

Definitions

  1. supervision, inspection

Ancestry of “tilsyn”, step by step

tilsyn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish syn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishsynvision, faculty of sight; a way of perceiving...
2Old Saxonsiunvision, sight
3Old Norsesýnsight, eyesight; appearance, look
4Proto-Germanicsiunizappearance, sight; face
5Proto-Germanicsehwanąto see
6Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷ-to follow; to see; to say

via Danish til

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishtilto, towards; towards; to, until
2Old Norsetilto, towards
3Proto-Germanictilto, towards; to, toward
4Proto-Germanictiląplanned point in time
5Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂y-to share, divide
6Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂-to share, divide
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sehwaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic siuniz →