Where does “synjun” come from?
synjun (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic synja, from Old Norse synja, from Proto-Germanic sunjōną, from Proto-Germanic -ōną, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.
synjun (Icelandic): refusal, rebuttal, rejection
Definitions
- refusal, rebuttal, rejection
Ancestry of “synjun”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | synja | to refuse |
| 2 | Old Norse | synja | to deny; to refuse, deny |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | sunjōną | to deny a charge, put right; to put oneself in... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | -ōną | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 8 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |