Where does “sygn” come from?

sygn (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse sygnir — the men from Sogn in western Norway.

sygn (Norwegian Nynorsk): a person from Sogn

Definitions

  1. a person from Sogn

Ancestry of “sygn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesygnirthe men from Sogn in western Norway
Every word from Old Norse sygnir
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