Where does “sinnen” come from?
sinnen (German) comes from Middle High German sinnen, from Old High German sinnan, from Proto-West Germanic sinnan, from Proto-Germanic sinnaną, from Proto-Germanic sennaną, from Proto-Indo-European sent-n-, from Proto-Indo-European sent-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁es- — to be.
sinnen (German): to think, to ponder, to cogitate; to direct one's...
Definitions
- to think, to ponder, to cogitate; to direct one's...
Ancestry of “sinnen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | sinnen | — |
| 2 | Old High German | sinnan | to desire; to demand; to strive |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | sinnan | to feel; to sense direction; to consider, think... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | sinnaną | to feel; to sense direction; to consider, think... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | sennaną | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sent-n- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sent- | to head for, to go, to travel; to feel |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁es- | to be |