Where does “sanning” come from?
sanning (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk sann, from Danish sådan, from Middle Low German sōdān, from Middle Low German sō, from Old Saxon so, from Proto-West Germanic swā, from Proto-Germanic swa, from Proto-Germanic swē.
sanning (Norwegian Nynorsk): truth
Ancestry of “sanning”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | sann | true, real, genuine |
| 2 | Danish | sådan | such; like this, like that, like these, like... |
| 3 | Middle Low German | sōdān | — |
| 4 | Middle Low German | sō | — |
| 5 | Old Saxon | so | so, like that, in that manner |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | swā | so, thus, in this manner; like, similar to; just... |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | swa | so, thus, in this manner |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | swē | like, similar to; just like, in the same manner... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | swē | — |