Where does “viðhorfskönnun” come from?
viðhorfskönnun (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic könnun, from Icelandic -un, from Icelandic -an, from Old Norse -an, from Proto-Germanic -ōniz, from Proto-Germanic -niz, from Proto-Indo-European -nis.
viðhorfskönnun (Icelandic): opinion poll
Definitions
- opinion poll
Ancestry of “viðhorfskönnun”, step by step
viðhorfskönnun traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Icelandic könnun
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | könnun | research, study, investigation |
| 2 | Icelandic | -un | "Forms nouns from verbs denoting the action or... |
| 3 | Icelandic | -an | — |
| 4 | Old Norse | -an | Used to derive nouns from class 2 weak verbs;... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -ōniz | Forms abstract nouns from weak class 2 verbs |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -niz | Forms abstract nouns from verbal roots and stems |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -nis | — |