Where does “aftursøgn” come from?

aftursøgn (Faroese) comes from Faroese søgn, from Old Norse sǫgn, from Old Norse segja, from Proto-Germanic sagjaną, from Proto-Indo-European sokʷ-h₁-yé-, from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- — to follow; to see; to say.

aftursøgn (Faroese): renarration

Definitions

  1. renarration

Ancestry of “aftursøgn”, step by step

aftursøgn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Faroese søgn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesesøgnstatement, report; saga, narrative; voice
2Old Norsesǫgnspeech; tale, report, news; host of men
3Old Norsesegjato say, tell, declare
4Proto-Germanicsagjanąto say
5Proto-Indo-Europeansokʷ-h₁-yé-
6Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷ-to follow; to see; to say

via Faroese aftur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroeseafturback; again
2Old Norseaptrback; again
3Proto-Germanicaftrąback, backwards; again, once more
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂epoterosfurther behind, further away
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European sokʷ-h₁-yé-Every word from Proto-Germanic sagjaną
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