Where does “miðmyndarsögn” come from?

miðmyndarsögn (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic sögn, from Old Norse sǫgn, from Old Norse segja, from Proto-Germanic sagjaną, from Proto-Indo-European sokʷ-h₁-yé-, from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- — to follow; to see; to say.

miðmyndarsögn (Icelandic): a middle voice verb

Definitions

  1. a middle voice verb

Ancestry of “miðmyndarsögn”, step by step

miðmyndarsögn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic sögn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicsögnthe act of telling, saying; story, tale; verb
2Old Norsesǫgnspeech; tale, report, news; host of men
3Old Norsesegjato say, tell, declare
4Proto-Germanicsagjanąto say
5Proto-Indo-Europeansokʷ-h₁-yé-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷ-to follow; to see; to say

via Icelandic miðmynd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicmiðmyndmiddle voice, mediopassive voice, mediopassive
2Icelandicmyndan image, a picture; a form, an image; a movie, a...
3Old Norsemyndshape, form
4Proto-Germanicmundizthought, remembrance
5Proto-Indo-Europeanméntisthought
6Indo-European*men-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sokʷ-h₁-yé- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sagjaną →