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Where does “sinlessly” come from?

sinlessly (English) comes from English sinless, from Middle English synneles, from Old English synlēas, from Old English synn, from Proto-West Germanic sunnju, from Proto-Germanic sunjō, from Proto-Indo-European h₁s-ónt-ih₂, from Proto-Indo-European h₁sónts.

sinlessly (English): In a sinless way; without sin

Definitions

  1. In a sinless way; without sin

Ancestry of “sinlessly”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsinlessWithout sin; never having sinned
2Middle Englishsynneles—
3Old Englishsynlēaswithout sin; sinless
4Old Englishsynnsin
5Proto-West Germanicsunnjuresponsibility; care; concern; worry; anxiety
6Proto-Germanicsunjōtruth, sooth; denial, protest
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁s-ónt-ih₂—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁sóntsactive participle of *h₁ésti; being, existence;...
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ēs-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ēs- →