Where does “seinerseits” come from?

seinerseits (German) comes from German seiner, from German sein, from Middle High German sein, from Old High German sīn, from Proto-West Germanic sinn, from Proto-Germanic sinnaz, from Proto-Indo-European sentnós, from Proto-Indo-European sent- — to be.

seinerseits (German): from him; on his behalf; as for him

Definitions

  1. from him; on his behalf; as for him

Ancestry of “seinerseits”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanseinerhis; genitive of er; genitive of es
2Germanseinto be; to feel; to feel like, to be in the mood...
3Middle High Germansein
4Old High Germansīnhis; to be
5Proto-West Germanicsinnsense, perception; sense, meaning; reason, mental...
6Proto-Germanicsinnazsense, perception; sense, meaning
7Proto-Indo-Europeansentnós
8Proto-Indo-Europeansent-to head for, to go, to travel; to feel
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁es-to be
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁es-
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