Where does “sinner” come from?
Sinner comes from Middle English synnere, from Old English synġere, from Proto-Germanic sundārijaz, meaning one who commits transgression.
sinner (English): A person who sins or has sinned; A person who...
Definitions
- A person who sins or has sinned; A person who...
Ancestry of “sinner”, step by step
sinner 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 Middle English synnere
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | synnere | A sinner; one who commits sins, especially sexual ones |
| 2 | Old English | synġere | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | sundārijaz | sinner |