Where does “fylgiskönnun” come from?

fylgiskönnun (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic könnun, from Icelandic -un, from Icelandic -an, from Old Norse -an, from Proto-Germanic -ōniz, from Proto-Germanic -niz, from Proto-Indo-European -nis.

fylgiskönnun (Icelandic): opinion poll

Definitions

  1. opinion poll

Ancestry of “fylgiskönnun”, step by step

fylgiskönnun traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic könnun

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandickönnunresearch, study, investigation
2Icelandic-un"Forms nouns from verbs denoting the action or...
3Icelandic-an
4Old Norse-anUsed to derive nouns from class 2 weak verbs;...
5Proto-Germanic-ōnizForms abstract nouns from weak class 2 verbs
6Proto-Germanic-nizForms abstract nouns from verbal roots and stems
7Proto-Indo-European-nis

via Icelandic fylgi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicfylgisupport, help; zeal
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -nisEvery word from Icelandic -unEvery word from Old Norse -an