Where does “Senn” come from?

Senn (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.

Senn (German): alpine cowherd

Definitions

  1. alpine cowherd

Ancestry of “Senn”, step by step

Senn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle High German senne

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germansenne—
2Old High Germansenawa—
3Proto-West Germanicsinusinew
4Proto-Germanicsenawōcord, tendon, sinew; nerve
5Proto-Indo-Europeansnḗh₁wr̥tendon, sinew; sinew, tendon
6Proto-Indo-European(s)neh₁-to spin (thread), to sew

via Old High German senno

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germansenno—
2Proto-Germanic*sannjō—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European snḗh₁wr̥ →Every word from Proto-Germanic senawō →