Where does “svagsynt” come from?

svagsynt (Swedish) comes from Swedish -synt, 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.

svagsynt (Swedish): weak-sighted with poor eyesight

Definitions

  1. weak-sighted with poor eyesight

Ancestry of “svagsynt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedish-syntsighted
2Swedishsynsight (ability to see), vision
3Old Swedishsȳnsight, ability to see
4Old Norsesjónsight, eyesight; look
5Proto-Germanicsiunizappearance, sight; face
6Proto-Germanicsehwanąto see
7Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷ-to follow; to see; to say

Words derived from “svagsynt”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sehwaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic siuniz →