Where does “opinionsundersökning” come from?

opinionsundersökning (Swedish) comes from Swedish undersökning, from Swedish undersöka, from Swedish söka, from Old Swedish sø̄kia, from Old Norse sǿkja, from Proto-Germanic sōkijaną, from Proto-Indo-European séh₂gyeti, from Proto-Indo-European seh₂g- — to seek out.

opinionsundersökning (Swedish): an opinion poll

Definitions

  1. an opinion poll

Ancestry of “opinionsundersökning”, step by step

opinionsundersökning traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish undersökning

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishundersökningan investigation, an examination, a survey
2Swedishundersökato investigate, to examine, to explore, to survey
3Swedishsökato search
4Old Swedishsø̄kiato seek
5Old Norsesǿkjato seek, look for, search
6Proto-Germanicsōkijanąto seek, look for
7Proto-Indo-Europeanséh₂gyetito give a sign
8Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂g-to seek out

via Swedish opinion

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishopinion(public) opinion (opinion of a (larger) group of people)
Every word from Proto-Indo-European seh₂g- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European séh₂gyeti →Every word from Proto-Germanic sōkijaną →