Where does “sins” come from?
Sins derives from Old English synn, itself from Old English sċīnan, tracing back through Proto-Indo-European sent- and h₁es- to the root sek-.
sins (English): plural of sin; Third-person singular simple...
Definitions
- plural of sin; Third-person singular simple...
Ancestry of “sins”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sin | A violation of God's will or religious law; A... |
| 2 | Middle English | synne | Alternative form of sonne |
| 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 |