Where does “Sehne” come from?
Sehne (German) comes from Middle High German senne, from Old High German senawa, from Proto-West Germanic sinu, from Proto-Germanic senawō, from Proto-Indo-European snḗh₁wr̥, from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₁- — to spin (thread), to sew.
Sehne (German): sinew
Definitions
- sinew
Ancestry of “Sehne”, step by step
Sehne traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle High German senne
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | senne | — |
| 2 | Old High German | senawa | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | sinu | sinew |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | senawō | cord, tendon, sinew; nerve |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | snḗh₁wr̥ | tendon, sinew; sinew, tendon |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)neh₁- | to spin (thread), to sew |
via Old High German sena
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old High German | sena | — |