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Where does “sýnn” come from?

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

sýnn (Old Norse): clear, evident, certain; fit, likely

Definitions

  1. clear, evident, certain; fit, likely

Ancestry of “sýnn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicsiunizappearance, sight; face
2Proto-Germanicsehwanąto see
3Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷ-to follow; to see; to say

Words derived from “sýnn”

  • synas
  • syna
  • synkverva
  • tunnelsyn
  • oppsynsmann
  • oppsyn
  • synsvinkel
  • nattsyn
  • ettersyn
  • utsyn
  • innsyn
  • syn
  • synsk
  • syna
  • livssyn
  • synsmåte
  • synspunkt
  • synes
  • syne
  • sýning
  • sýnask
  • sýna
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