Where does “sönnunargagn” come from?

sönnunargagn (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic gagn, from Old Norse gagn, from Proto-Germanic gaganą, from Proto-Germanic ga-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe, from Middle English kyt, from German kitt — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

sönnunargagn (Icelandic): a piece of evidence, an exhibit in a court case

Definitions

  1. a piece of evidence, an exhibit in a court case

Ancestry of “sönnunargagn”, step by step

sönnunargagn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic gagn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicgagnusefulness, use, avail; item, article; data
2Old Norsegagnbenefit, advantage, use
3Proto-Germanicgaganągain, profit", literally "return
4Proto-Germanicga-Indicates association or togetherness; co-;...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
7Middle Englishkyt
8Germankittputty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes
9Old High Germankuti
10Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
11Proto-Germanickweduzresin
12Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
13Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

via Icelandic sönnun

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicsönnunproof
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gū-Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷet-Every word from Proto-Germanic kweduz
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