Where does “stynja” come from?
stynja (Faroese) comes from Old Norse stynja, from Proto-Germanic stunjaną, from Proto-Germanic stenaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tona-.
stynja (Faroese): to moan
Ancestry of “stynja”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | stynja | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | stunjaną | to sound, crash, bang, groan |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | stenaną | to sigh, to groan |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tona- | — |