Where does “andsynes” come from?
andsynes (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk and-, from Old Norse and-, from Germanic *anda-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énts, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- — on, onto.
andsynes (Norwegian Nynorsk): head-to-head
Definitions
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Ancestry of “andsynes”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | and- | against, opposite |
| 2 | Old Norse | and- | opposite, against, towards; hostile, adverse |
| 3 | Germanic | *anda- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énti | opposite; near; in front |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énts | forehead; front |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |