Where does “sinn” come from?
sinn (Frankish) comes from Proto-Germanic sinnaz, from Proto-Indo-European sentnós, from Proto-Indo-European sent-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁es- — to be.
sinn (Frankish): reason, judgement, mental faculty, way,...
Definitions
- reason, judgement, mental faculty, way,...
Ancestry of “sinn”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | sinnaz | sense, perception; sense, meaning |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | sentnós | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | sent- | to head for, to go, to travel; to feel |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁es- | to be |
Words derived from “sinn”