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Where does “sind” come from?

sind (German) comes 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-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁es- — to be.

sind (German): first-person plural present of sein; third-person...

Definitions

  1. first-person plural present of sein; third-person...

Ancestry of “sind”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanseinto be; to feel; to feel like, to be in the mood...
2Middle High Germansein—
3Old High Germansīnhis; to be
4Proto-West Germanicsinnsense, perception; sense, meaning; reason, mental...
5Proto-Germanicsinnazsense, perception; sense, meaning
6Proto-Indo-Europeansentnós—
7Proto-Indo-Europeansent-to head for, to go, to travel; to feel
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁es-to be
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