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
Ancestry of “aftursøgn”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Faroese | søgn | statement, report; saga, narrative; voice |
| 2 | Old Norse | sǫgn | speech; tale, report, news; host of men |
| 3 | Old Norse | segja | to say, tell, declare |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | sagjaną | to say |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sokʷ-h₁-yé- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sekʷ- | to follow; to see; to say |