Where does “sannur” come from?
sannur (Faroese) comes from Old Norse sannr, from Proto-Germanic sanþaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₁sónts, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ēs-.
sannur (Faroese): true; real
Ancestry of “sannur”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | sannr | true |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | sanþaz | true, real |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁sónts | active participle of *h₁ésti; being, existence;... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ēs- | — |
Words derived from “sannur”