Where does “tunnelsyn” come from?
tunnelsyn (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.
tunnelsyn (Danish): tunnel vision; narrow-mindedness
Definitions
- tunnel vision; narrow-mindedness
Ancestry of “tunnelsyn”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Danish | syn | vision, faculty of sight; a way of perceiving... |
| 2 | Old Saxon | siun | vision, sight |
| 3 | Old Norse | sýn | sight, eyesight; appearance, look |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | siuniz | appearance, sight; face |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | sehwaną | to see |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sekʷ- | to follow; to see; to say |