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Where does “insyn” come from?

insyn (Swedish) comes from Swedish syn, from Old Swedish sȳn, from Old Norse sjón, from Proto-Germanic siuniz, from Proto-Germanic sehwaną, from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- — to follow; to see; to say.

insyn (Swedish): insight, transparency

Definitions

  1. insight, transparency

Ancestry of “insyn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsynsight , vision; a sight, a view; a vision, a...
2Old Swedishsȳn—
3Old Norsesjónsight, eyesight; look
4Proto-Germanicsiunizappearance, sight; face
5Proto-Germanicsehwanąto see
6Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷ-to follow; to see; to say
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