Where does “í senn” come from?

í senn (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic í, from Old Norse í, from Proto-Germanic in, from Proto-Indo-European én — in.

í senn (Icelandic): at once, at the same time

Definitions

  1. at once, at the same time

Ancestry of “í senn”, step by step

í senn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic í

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicíin; to; in; for; over
2Old Norseíin
3Proto-Germanicinin; into
4Proto-Indo-Europeanénin

via Icelandic senn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicsennsoon, presently, after a while
2Old Norsesennsoon, at once
3Old Norseseðrsecond/third-person singular present indicative...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European én →Every word from Proto-Germanic in →Every word from Old Norse í →