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

  1. 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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishiused to signify that an action is done with...
2Swedishhopheap, collection; a whole bunch
3Old Norsehóprheap; group
4Middle Low Germanhōp
5Old Saxonhōp
6Proto-West Germanichaupheap, pile
7Proto-Germanichaupaza heap, pile; a crowd, throng
8Proto-Indo-Europeankouposhill

via Swedish syna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsynato look closely at something; to call
2Old Norsesýnato show
3Old Norsesýnnclear, evident, certain; fit, likely
4Proto-Germanicsiunizappearance, sight; face
5Proto-Germanicsehwanąto see
6Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷ-to follow; to see; to say

via Swedish sömmarna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsömmarna
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kouposEvery word from Proto-Germanic haupazEvery word from Proto-West Germanic haup