Where does “senne” come from?

senne (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.

senne (German): alpine pasture

Definitions

  1. alpine pasture

Ancestry of “senne”, step by step

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

Words derived from “senne”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European snḗh₁wr̥ →Every word from Proto-Germanic senawō →