Where does “sýna” come from?

sýna (Icelandic) comes 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.

sýna (Icelandic): to show; to exhibit; to give a performance

Definitions

  1. to show; to exhibit; to give a performance

Ancestry of “sýna”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesýnato show
2Old Norsesýnnclear, evident, certain; fit, likely
3Proto-Germanicsiunizappearance, sight; face
4Proto-Germanicsehwanąto see
5Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷ-to follow; to see; to say

Words derived from “sýna”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sehwaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic siuniz →