Where does “skyndikynni” come from?

skyndikynni (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic kynni, from Old Norse kynni, from Proto-Germanic kunþiją — knowledge.

skyndikynni (Icelandic): a quick encounter; an acquaintance, usually...

Definitions

  1. a quick encounter; an acquaintance, usually...

Ancestry of “skyndikynni”, step by step

skyndikynni traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic kynni

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandickynniacquaintance, familiarity
2Old Norsekynni—
3Proto-Germanickunþijąknowledge

via Icelandic skyndi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicskyndihurry
Every word from Proto-Germanic kunþiją →Every word from Old Norse kynni →Every word from Icelandic kynni →