Where does “sinhound” come from?
sinhound (English) comes from English Sin, from English shin, from Scottish Gaelic sìn, from Middle Irish sin, from Old Irish sín, from Proto-Celtic sindos, from Proto-Indo-European sḗm, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.
sinhound (English): A priest
Definitions
- A priest
Ancestry of “sinhound”, step by step
sinhound traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Sin
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Sin | The god of the moon |
| 2 | English | shin | The front part of the leg below the knee; the... |
| 3 | Scottish Gaelic | sìn | stretch |
| 4 | Middle Irish | sin | that |
| 5 | Old Irish | sín | weather |
| 6 | Proto-Celtic | sindos | this |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sḗm | one |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |
via English hound
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | hound | A dog, particularly a breed with a good sense of... |
| 2 | Middle English | hound | dog, hound; A strong term of abuse, especially... |
| 3 | Old English | hund | dog; hundred |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | hund | dog |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hundaz | dog |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱwn̥tós | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱwṓ | dog |