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Where does “tilkynning” come from?

tilkynning (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic tilkynna, 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.

tilkynning (Icelandic): notification, notice; announcement;...

Definitions

  1. notification, notice; announcement;...

Ancestry of “tilkynning”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandictilkynnato announce something to someone, to make...
2Icelandickynnato introduce; to publicise, to promote; to become...
3Old Norsekynna—
4Proto-Germanickunþijanąto make known, announce
5Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
6Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
8Chichewaiyehe, she
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