Where does “samsæriskenning” come from?
samsæriskenning (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic samsæri, from Icelandic kenning, from Old Norse kenning, from Old Norse kenna, from Proto-Germanic kannijaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥néh₃ti, from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- — to know.
samsæriskenning (Icelandic): conspiracy theory
Definitions
- conspiracy theory
Ancestry of “samsæriskenning”, step by step
samsæriskenning traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Icelandic samsæri
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | samsæri | conspiracy |
| 2 | Icelandic | kenning | theory; religious doctrine, teaching; lesson |
| 3 | Old Norse | kenning | — |
| 4 | Old Norse | kenna | to know; to feel |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | kannijaną | to make known |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵn̥néh₃ti | to know, recognize |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵneh₃- | to know |
via English conspiracy theory
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | conspiracy theory | A hypothesis alleging that the members of a... |