Where does “synstest” come from?
synstest (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål test, from English Test, from German testen, from German Test, from English test, from Middle English teste, from Old French teste, from Latin testis — to stand.
synstest (Norwegian Bokmål): an eye test
Definitions
- an eye test
Ancestry of “synstest”, step by step
synstest traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål test
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | test | a test; imperative of teste |
| 2 | English | Test | a Test match |
| 3 | German | testen | to test |
| 4 | German | Test | test; melting pot |
| 5 | English | test | A challenge, trial; A cupel or cupelling hearth... |
| 6 | Middle English | teste | — |
| 7 | Old French | teste | head |
| 8 | Latin | testis | witness; one who testifies or attests; testicle |
| 9 | Latin | terstis | — |
| 10 | Latin | trīstis | sad, unhappy, melancholy, morose |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | tristh₂s | a third party standing, after the two parties to... |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | steh₂- | to stand |