Where does “fjernsyni” come from?
fjernsyni (Greenlandic) comes from Danish fjernsyn, 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.
fjernsyni (Greenlandic): television
Definitions
- television
Ancestry of “fjernsyni”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | fjernsyn | television |
| 2 | Danish | syn | vision, faculty of sight; a way of perceiving... |
| 3 | Old Saxon | siun | vision, sight |
| 4 | Old Norse | sýn | sight, eyesight; appearance, look |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | siuniz | appearance, sight; face |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | sehwaną | to see |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sekʷ- | to follow; to see; to say |