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Where does “sýnask” come from?

sýnask (Old Norse) comes from Old Norse sýna, from Old Norse sýnn, from Proto-Germanic siuniz, from Proto-Germanic sehwaną, from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- — to follow; to see; to say.

sýnask (Old Norse): to appear; appear

Definitions

  1. to appear; appear

Ancestry of “sýnask”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesýnato show
2Old Norsesýnnclear, evident, certain; fit, likely
3Proto-Germanicsiunizappearance, sight; face
4Proto-Germanicsehwanąto see
5Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷ-to follow; to see; to say

Words derived from “sýnask”

  • synas
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