Where does “Senner” come from?

Senner (German) comes from German senne, 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.

Senner (German): someone from the city district Senne of Bielefeld

Definitions

  1. someone from the city district Senne of Bielefeld

Ancestry of “Senner”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germansennealpine pasture
2Middle High Germansenne—
3Old High Germansenawa—
4Proto-West Germanicsinusinew
5Proto-Germanicsenawōcord, tendon, sinew; nerve
6Proto-Indo-Europeansnḗh₁wr̥tendon, sinew; sinew, tendon
7Proto-Indo-European(s)neh₁-to spin (thread), to sew
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European snḗh₁wr̥ →Every word from Proto-Germanic senawō →