Where does “sinneth” come from?
Sinneth comes from Old English synn, meaning transgression or offense, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European sent- and h₁es-.
sinneth (English): Third-person singular simple present indicative...
Definitions
- Third-person singular simple present indicative...
Ancestry of “sinneth”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 |