Where does “liðsinna” come from?
liðsinna (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic sinna, from Old Norse sinna, from Middle Low German sinnen, 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.
liðsinna (Icelandic): to assist, to aid
Definitions
- to assist, to aid
Ancestry of “liðsinna”, step by step
liðsinna traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Icelandic sinna
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | sinna | to attend to; to care for, to mind; interest,... |
| 2 | Old Norse | sinna | — |
| 3 | Middle Low German | sinnen | — |
| 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 |