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Where does “sinn” come from?

sinn (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse sínn, from Proto-Germanic sinþaz, from Proto-Indo-European sent-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁es- — to be.

sinn (Icelandic): time, as in occurence; Third-person reflexive...

Definitions

  1. time, as in occurence; Third-person reflexive...

Ancestry of “sinn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsesínnhis , her , its , their
2Proto-Germanicsinþazjourney, way, path; time , instance
3Proto-Indo-Europeansent-to head for, to go, to travel; to feel
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁es-to be

Words derived from “sinn”

  • sinni
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