Where does “kynningarbæklingur” come from?

kynningarbæklingur (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic kynning, from Icelandic kynna, from Old Norse kynna, from Proto-Germanic kunþijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

kynningarbæklingur (Icelandic): prospectus, brochure

Definitions

  1. prospectus, brochure

Ancestry of “kynningarbæklingur”, step by step

kynningarbæklingur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic kynning

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandickynningthe act of making known, introducing, announcing;...
2Icelandickynnato introduce; to publicise, to promote; to become...
3Old Norsekynna
4Proto-Germanickunþijanąto make known, announce
5Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
6Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-
8Chichewaiyehe, she

via Icelandic bók

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicbóka book
2Old Norsebókbeech; textile fabric with figures woven in it;...
3Proto-Germanicbōksletter, written message, inscriptions carved into...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂ǵosbeech
Every word from Chichewa iyeEvery word from Proto-Germanic -janąEvery word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti
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