Where does “skjønne” come from?

skjønne (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse skynja, from Old Norse skyn, from Proto-Germanic skunją.

skjønne (Norwegian Bokmål): definite singular/plural of skjønn; to see; to...

Definitions

  1. definite singular/plural of skjønn; to see; to...

Ancestry of “skjønne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseskynjaperceive
2Old Norseskynsense, perception, understanding
3Proto-Germanicskunją—
Every word from Proto-Germanic skunją →Every word from Old Norse skyn →Every word from Old Norse skynja →