Where does “syna i sömmarna” come from?
syna i sömmarna (Swedish) comes from Swedish i, from Swedish hop, from Old Norse hópr, from Middle Low German hōp, from Old Saxon hōp, from Proto-West Germanic haup, from Proto-Germanic haupaz, from Proto-Indo-European koupos — hill.
syna i sömmarna (Swedish): to closely (and critically) scrutinize
Definitions
- to closely (and critically) scrutinize
Ancestry of “syna i sömmarna”, step by step
syna i sömmarna traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish i
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | i | used to signify that an action is done with... |
| 2 | Swedish | hop | heap, collection; a whole bunch |
| 3 | Old Norse | hópr | heap; group |
| 4 | Middle Low German | hōp | — |
| 5 | Old Saxon | hōp | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | haup | heap, pile |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | haupaz | a heap, pile; a crowd, throng |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | koupos | hill |
via Swedish syna
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | syna | to look closely at something; to call |
| 2 | Old Norse | sýna | to show |
| 3 | Old Norse | sýnn | clear, evident, certain; fit, likely |
| 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 sömmarna
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | sömmarna | — |