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Where does “letsind” come from?

letsind (Danish) comes from Danish sind, from Middle Low German sîn, from Old Saxon *sinn, from Proto-West Germanic sinn, from Proto-Germanic sinnaz, from Proto-Indo-European sentnós, from Proto-Indo-European sent-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁es- — to be.

Ancestry of “letsind”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishsindmind; temper, disposition
2Middle Low Germansîn—
3Old Saxon*sinn—
4Proto-West Germanicsinnsense, perception; sense, meaning; reason, mental...
5Proto-Germanicsinnazsense, perception; sense, meaning
6Proto-Indo-Europeansentnós—
7Proto-Indo-Europeansent-to head for, to go, to travel; to feel
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁es-to be
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