Where does “sýnast” come from?

sýnast (Icelandic) comes 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.

sýnast (Icelandic): to pretend, to put on a front; to like, to...

Definitions

  1. to pretend, to put on a front; to like, to...

Ancestry of “sýnast”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicsýnato show; to exhibit; to give a performance
2Old Norsesýnato show
3Old Norsesýnnclear, evident, certain; fit, likely
4Proto-Germanicsiunizappearance, sight; face
5Proto-Germanicsehwanąto see
6Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷ-to follow; to see; to say
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sehwaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic siuniz →