Where does “få syn på” come from?
få syn på (Swedish) comes from Swedish få, from Old Swedish fā, from Old Norse fá, from Proto-Norse ᚠᚨᛁᚺᛁᛞᛟ, from Proto-Germanic faihijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé- — he, she.
få syn på (Swedish): to suddenly see (some object or person or animal that attracts one's attention)
Definitions
- to suddenly see (some object or person or animal that attracts one's attention)
Ancestry of “få syn på”, step by step
få syn på traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
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 syn
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | syn | sight (ability to see), vision |
| 2 | Old Swedish | sȳn | sight, ability to see |
| 3 | Old Norse | sjón | sight, eyesight; look |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | siuniz | appearance, sight; face |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | sehwaną | to see |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sekʷ- | to follow; to see; to say |
via Swedish på
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | på | on, on top of; touching from above; on, against,... |