Where does “sinless” come from?
Sinless derives from Middle English sinneles, Old English synlēas, and Proto-Germanic sundīlausaz, literally meaning free from sin or guilt.
sinless (English): Without sin; never having sinned
Definitions
- Without sin; never having sinned
Ancestry of “sinless”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | synneles | sinless lacking sin, innocent |
| 2 | Old English | synlēas | without sin; sinless |
| 3 | Old English | synn | sin |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | sunnju | responsibility; care; concern; worry; anxiety |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | sunjō | truth, sooth; denial, protest |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁s-ónt-ih₂ | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁sónts | active participle of *h₁ésti; being, existence;... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ēs- | to be |