Where does “sín” come from?

sín (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse sin, from Proto-Germanic senawō, from Proto-Indo-European snḗh₁wr̥, from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₁- — to spin (thread), to sew.

sín (Icelandic): genitive of sig; inflection of sinn: ## feminine...

Definitions

  1. genitive of sig; inflection of sinn: ## feminine...

Ancestry of “sín”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesincord, tendon, sinew; nerve
2Proto-Germanicsenawōcord, tendon, sinew; nerve
3Proto-Indo-Europeansnḗh₁wr̥tendon, sinew; sinew, tendon
4Proto-Indo-European(s)neh₁-to spin (thread), to sew
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₁-Every word from Proto-Indo-European snḗh₁wr̥Every word from Proto-Germanic senawō