Where does “vidsynt” come from?

vidsynt (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.

vidsynt (Swedish): broad-minded, tolerant

Definitions

  1. broad-minded, tolerant

Ancestry of “vidsynt”, 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 “vidsynt”

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