Where does “tilkynna” come from?
tilkynna (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic kynna, from Old Norse kynna, from Proto-Germanic kunþijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.
tilkynna (Icelandic): to announce something to someone, to make...
Definitions
- to announce something to someone, to make...
Ancestry of “tilkynna”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | kynna | to introduce; to publicise, to promote; to become... |
| 2 | Old Norse | kynna | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | kunþijaną | to make known, announce |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 7 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |