Where does “listsýning” come from?
listsýning (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic sýning, from Icelandic sýna, from Old Norse sýna, from Old Norse sýnn, from Proto-Germanic siuniz, from Proto-Germanic sehwaną, from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- — to follow; to see; to say.
listsýning (Icelandic): art exhibition
Definitions
- art exhibition
Ancestry of “listsýning”, step by step
listsýning traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Icelandic sýning
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | sýning | show, exhibition |
| 2 | Icelandic | sýna | to show; to exhibit; to give a performance |
| 3 | Old Norse | sýna | to show |
| 4 | Old Norse | sýnn | clear, evident, certain; fit, likely |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | siuniz | appearance, sight; face |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | sehwaną | to see |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sekʷ- | to follow; to see; to say |