Where does “sengreen” come from?

sengreen (English) comes from Middle English singrene, from Old English singrēne, from Old English sin-, from Proto-West Germanic sin-, from Proto-Germanic sin-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

sengreen (English): The houseleek (Sempervivum tectorum), a common plant of Europe

Definitions

  1. The houseleek (Sempervivum tectorum), a common plant of Europe

Ancestry of “sengreen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishsingrene—
2Old Englishsingrēneevergreen; houseleek
3Old Englishsin-ever, everlasting, continual, perpetual; huge,...
4Proto-West Germanicsin-ever, eternal, perpetual
5Proto-Germanicsin-ever, eternal, perpetual
6Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sin- →Every word from Old English sin- →