Where does “zin” come from?

zin (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch sin, from Old Dutch sīn, from Proto-West Germanic sīn, from Proto-Germanic sīnaz, from Proto-Indo-European swé — self.

zin (Dutch): meaning, significance; point, sense; sentence

Definitions

  1. meaning, significance; point, sense; sentence

Ancestry of “zin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchsindirection; attention; sense, intellect, reason
2Old Dutchsīnwe be
3Proto-West Germanicsīnhis/her/its/their own
4Proto-Germanicsīnazhis/her/its/their own; reflexive possessive
5Proto-Indo-Europeanswéself

Words derived from “zin”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swé →