Where does “sinew” come from?

Sinew comes from Middle English sineu, from Old English seonu, from Proto-Germanic senawō, from Proto-Indo-European snḗh₁wr̥, ultimately from the root (s)neh₁-.

sinew (English): A cord or tendon of the body; A cord or string,...

Definitions

  1. A cord or tendon of the body; A cord or string,...

Ancestry of “sinew”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishsynweA tendon or sinew band of collagen
2Old Englishsinusinew, nerve, tendon
3Proto-West Germanicsinusinew
4Proto-Germanicsenawōcord, tendon, sinew; nerve
5Proto-Indo-Europeansnḗh₁wr̥tendon, sinew; sinew, tendon
6Proto-Indo-European(s)neh₁-to spin (thread), to sew

Words derived from “sinew”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European snḗh₁wr̥ →Every word from Proto-Germanic senawō →