Where does “synkverva” come from?
synkverva (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk kverva, from Old Norse hverfa, from Proto-Germanic hwarbijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.
synkverva (Norwegian Nynorsk): to distort, befuddle, confuse, lead astray
Definitions
- to distort, befuddle, confuse, lead astray
Ancestry of “synkverva”, step by step
synkverva traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Nynorsk kverva
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | kverva | to whirl, spin; to disappear, move out of sight;... |
| 2 | Old Norse | hverfa | to have a circular or rotary motion; turn around;... |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | hwarbijaną | to turn |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 7 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |