Where does “trongsyn” come from?
trongsyn (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk trong, from Old Norse þrǫngr, from Old Norse leikr, from Middle Low German lek, from Latin lāicus, from Ancient Greek λαϊκός, from Ancient Greek λᾱός, from Proto-Hellenic lāwós — to bark, howl; to be concealed.
trongsyn (Norwegian Nynorsk): myopia
Definitions
- myopia
Ancestry of “trongsyn”, step by step
trongsyn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Nynorsk trong
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | trong | need; tight, narrow |
| 2 | Old Norse | þrǫngr | narrow, close, tight; crowded |
| 3 | Old Norse | leikr | game; sport; contest |
| 4 | Middle Low German | lek | — |
| 5 | Latin | lāicus | lay (of the laity) |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | λαϊκός | of the people; popular |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | λᾱός | people; men; the people |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | lāwós | people, crowd |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | leh₂wos | people |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | leh₂- | to bark, howl; to be concealed |