Where does “få nys om” come from?
få nys om (Swedish) comes from Swedish nys, from Swedish nysa, from Portuguese Nisa, from French nice, from Old French nice, from Latin nescius, from Latin nesciō, from Latin sciō — to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,...
få nys om (Swedish): to get wind of
Definitions
- to get wind of
Ancestry of “få nys om”, step by step
få nys om traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish nys
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | nys | nonsense |
| 2 | Swedish | nysa | to sneeze |
| 3 | Portuguese | Nisa | — |
| 4 | French | nice | candid, naive |
| 5 | Old French | nice | simple, foolish |
| 6 | Latin | nescius | unaware, ignorant; not knowing how, unable |
| 7 | Latin | nesciō | to not know, to be ignorant, to not understand |
| 8 | Latin | sciō | to be able to, to know, understand, to have practical knowledge |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱēy- | to shine; to shimmer; shadow; luster, gloss,... |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | skaidą | separation, distinction |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | skÁit- | to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,... |
via Swedish få
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | få | few; to get, to receive; to be allowed to, may;... |
| 2 | Old Swedish | fā | to seize, take |
| 3 | Old Norse | fá | to get; to draw, paint; positive degree strong... |
| 4 | Proto-Norse | ᚠᚨᛁᚺᛁᛞᛟ | I drew, I painted |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | faihijaną | to color, paint |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 9 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via Swedish öm
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | öm | sore, tender, sensitive; tender, sensitive;... |
| 2 | Old Norse | um | about, concerning; round, past, beyond; over,... |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | umbi | around, about |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂m̥bʰi | around, on either side of, about; in exchange... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂n̥tbʰi | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énts | forehead; front |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |