Where does “synpunkt” come from?
synpunkt (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.
synpunkt (Swedish): a comment, an opinion
Definitions
- a comment, an opinion
Ancestry of “synpunkt”, step by step
synpunkt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish syn
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | syn | sight (ability to see), vision |
| 2 | Old Swedish | sȳn | sight, ability to see |
| 3 | Old Norse | sjón | sight, eyesight; look |
| 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 punkt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | punkt | a period, a full stop; an item; a point; size of... |
| 2 | Latin | pūnctum | point |
| 3 | Latin | punctus | pricked, punctured, pierced, having been pricked;... |
| 4 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |