Where does “heimsókn” come from?
heimsókn (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic sækja heim, from Old Norse sækja heim — to visit; "in a hostile sense", to attack one.
heimsókn (Icelandic): visit
Ancestry of “heimsókn”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Icelandic | sækja heim | to visit, to pay a visit |
| 2 | Old Norse | sækja heim | to visit; "in a hostile sense", to attack one |