Where does “z'n” come from?

z'n (Dutch) comes from Old Dutch sīn, from Proto-West Germanic sīn, from Proto-Germanic sīnaz, from Proto-Indo-European swé — self.

z'n (Dutch): Contracted form of "zijn"

Definitions

  1. Contracted form of "zijn"

Ancestry of “z'n”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchsīnwe be
2Proto-West Germanicsīnhis/her/its/their own
3Proto-Germanicsīnazhis/her/its/their own; reflexive possessive
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswéself

Words derived from “z'n”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swé →Every word from Proto-Germanic sīnaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic sīn →